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ToALEXANDER J. DALLAS,I%
Dylria Attorney for Pennfyhinia.
LETTER IV.
YOU are as profafe in your praise
of the present ddmimdration, as
you have been lavish of your reproaches
against the last ; and in both cases you
^re equally unmindful of the truth —
Were we to judge from your exultation
at the triumph of democracy, we ihould
suppose that the golden age was return
ing to bless the earth. You boast of the
honorable zeal of the " public func
tionaries," and their " difaain to accu
mulate official patronage, as the menus
to purchase popularity." Where Sir,
was this disdain, when the power of
appointing Commissioners of Bank
ruptcy, which in England, from whence
we have borrowed the system, is veiled
in the Chancell r and not in the Ex
ecutive, and which here was veiled in
the Diftrift Judges, was taken from
those Judges and transferred to the
President ? How was this disdain ex
pressed, when the bill was sent to him
for his filature ? Did he return it to
his democratic friends with any marks;
of displeasure, any caution against the|
increase of Executive patronage ? Did
he remind them th: it was conferring
on him greater power, in this refpe&,
than the King of Great-Britain poifei
fed ? Where was his aversion to" pur
chase popularity" when he made the
appointments which he has done under
the late act ? Have they not been con
ferred in numerous instances on men
who had no other pretentions to the
gift, than their attachment to the cause
of democracy ? Let any considerate
man look round him in any direction,
and he will fee this question answered
to his grief and shame. Nay, has not
the Conftitutiqn itfelf been dabbed in a
vital part at his instigation, because
there was no other way of removing
those Judges who had not been appoint
ed by himfelf ; thus adding to the lust
of pow-r and the bitterness of revenge,
themeannefs of envy? Yet by such meas
ures in your opinion it is.that"the repu
tation of the American government has
been elevated in the view of foreign na
tions." I fhonld almost be tempted to
smile at this ridiculous display <f vani
ty, if I could for a moment forget the
mortification of the insult. If prolef
fions of regard by our First Magistrate,
for a Constitution to which he has been
uniformly opposed ; if publicly declar
ing his admiration of men whom he
had secretly Hooped to slander ; if his
condu&.has been constantly at variance
with what in his inaugural speech he
declared to be the eli'ential principles
which should " (hape his administra
tion," if his measures have betrayed in
- sincerity and incontiUency, if an ab
sence of all the correct and enlarged
views which characterize a statesman,
are calculated to elevate our govern
ment in the view of foreign nations,
then Mr. Jefferfon has "bountiful claims
indeed to their reaped.
From eulogizing the measures of the
present government, you again letupi
to the attack of that class of citizens,
who will not join in your unhallowed
incense; and instead of combatting
opinions which they have freely expres
sed, you ascribe to them sentiments
which they never entertained. " You
have heard them, unblushingly, ascribe
to the exiting administration, an ex
pensive compromise, under the 6th ar
ticle of the British treaty, for the liqui
dation of private, antiquated, debts;
the relinqnilhment of an indemnity
for-the fpoltaions committed on our
commerce by the French—the irrita
tion of the barbarians, on the coasts of
the Mediterranean ; the imposition of
duties on salt, brown sugar, coffee,
and other commodities, in general con
sumption among the poor ; and an aug
mentation of the falarfe of the princi
pal officers of State." Again, Sir, I
am compelled to reply to yon in a man
ner the most unpleasant ;.for again am
I obliged to fay, that you have inten
tionally wandered wide of the truth.
Had you set out in this address, with
the resolution of trying how far you
could triumph over every scruple of
conscience, and every redraint of ordi
nary decorum, you could not have suc
ceeded more to your own fatisfa&iom
When, and by whom, have the existing
adminill ration been reproached with
the compromise of which you speak,
and which you are pleased to term ex
pensive ? You know, Sir, that this has
never been done, at kali by the Fede
ralists ; on 'be contrary, that they have
spoken in terms ofthe highest commen
dation of The able conduct of Mr. King,
our minister, in effeding so advantage
ous a fetdement : and they feel consid
erable pride in reflecting, that it was
accompliflied by a dihinguifhed pupil
of the Waftington-fchcoi ; and not by
any of the puny progeny of Jefferfonian #
favor. Had you indeed said, Sir, that
the federalifts have ample reafcn to re
proach your party, as the caufe'of this
assumption of what you very honefly
call "antiquated debts,'' you would for
once have lighted on what is really the
fall bo we not know, that the debts
which b^ye been compromised for fix
hundred Lovffind pounds sterling, a
raountH, in reality, to upwardsof three
millions ; that of this vast sum, atlcaft
seven eighths were due fouth of the To
towmac? that Virginia owed more
than any other date, if not more than*
all the rest collectively ? Ido not pre
tend to be correct to a figure,but I know
that I am fulliciently so to fay, that
the result of this arrangement is a tax
upon all the dates for the almoll exclu
sive benefit of Virginia : certainly for
the advantage of the southern, at the
expence of the middle and northern;
Gates. Apparent then as it is, that
your " expensive comp'remife" is foiely
beneficial to democratic-debtors, and
that the federalists will have to pay an I
equal proportion with them of what 1
they never owed, (fill have they not oik ;
ly forborne to complain, but with a ;
magnanimity unknown to their adver-I
farics, viewing it as a national affair,
they have ledified their satisfaction atl
the manner in vmich it has been accom-।
modated. Notwithstanding all this, I
you have the hardihood to impute to'
them censures they have never uttered,j
and to throw an odium upon them, |
which you yourselves ihould bear.
As to " the felmquilhment of an in
demnity for French spoliations, and the
irritation of the barbarians on the coahs
of the Mediterranean," I deny that
they have ever been ascribed to the “ex
iting administration" by those who are
unfriendly to it. With refped to the
firth, however, it is proper for me to
fay, that if our claims upon France are
relinquished, rhe act is in Hridnefs to be
ascribed to the present government,
who consummated the treaty, and there
by gave their fanflion to the provifiohs
it contains.
Whether our citizens who conceive
that their intcrefts have been abandon
ed under that treaty, have^ not a right
to look to cur o cn government' for an
indemnity, is a quellion on which dif
ferent opinions are entertained, ufh
out any regard to politics ; and Hde
ralifts as Well as democrats were to'be
fcen, who thought the application made
to Congress lad winter on this fubjeT
was founded in jutlice.—ln regard to
the Barbary powers, any, imputation
upon the Government for having pro
duced the fubfiliing difficulties, is a fie
tion of your own ; it is positively un
true. The manner in which that war
fare has been conduced, on our part,
has indeed been reprobated, and 1 fuf
ped not even your fubtilties and soph
istry would be equal to its jollification.
Wily have many of our thips of war
been fold for a mere nothing ? Why
have others been laid up in the Poto
mac to rot ? Why have marines been
enlisted today, paid their bounty and
difmilEd tomorrow, to be taken into
Service again the day after, with a re
newal of all the frit expences ? And
why has our commerce in the Mediter
ranean been lek in the mean time, in
a great measure, to provide for itfelf,
or at best under the care of a foiye. in
nf.cqnatc to its p:nte&on 1 -Thch
things, Sir, have, happened under an
admini ft ration, whole fhmfy claims to
economy, are built upon the faying of
money, where the eflential interests
of the country preremptorily required
its expenditure.-—-Tbefe things, Sir,
have formed fabje^sof complaint and
remark, which you very prudently de
cline to meet,but content yourfelf with
the invention of an absolute falfhoocl.
When, Sir, has the present adminis
tration been charged with the " imptf.
tion of duties on salt, brown fugar,and
coffee ?" You must certainly possess a
very indiftind recollection, or suppose
that those whom you address have none
at all. When a repeal of the taxes was
proposed under the hypocrical pretence
of eating the “ mouth of labour," the
Federal members of Congress wished
that the burthens might be lightened
on those articles in general consump
tion among the middle and poorer
classes of the people ; but this did not
snit the meek views of the S, uthern
Democrats ; accordingly the Virginia
nabob was exempted from the duty on
his carriage, and the whisky patriot
from the duty on his intoxicating
.draught, whilst the industrious labourer
is left to pay a heavy impost on those ar
ticles, essential to the fubhftence of him
felf and his family. It is for continuing
these impafitions & taking off those laid
upon mere luxuries, that the govern
ment has been reproached and justly
too Neither has it ever been alledg
ed that salaries have been augmented by
' the ruling party ; but simply that they
have eftablilhed the fame rates, against
'which every one of you from the wily
treasonable Genevefe, down to the yelp
-1 1 in^ Editor of the Aurora, opened in
I full cry. Albert Gallatin is at this mo
ment receiving a compensation, which
'he denied to his predecessor.
ANTI-VALERIUS.
r — -— law! 111 —.—_
Bonaparte, has a secret police in,his
Palace, by which he corre—s Fauche's.
; The latter has a curious telegraph, by
means of which he can have any man
arrested at any distance from Paris.
The person so arrested, if sent to Parity
iis cenyeyed in a chariotfwith his neck,
legs, and arms in irons, and escorted bfr
''NOgfns d'arms.
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From the ARK.j
CTO THE CITIZENS OF KE^T AND \
SUSSEX COUNTIES.
FELLOW CITIZENS,.
We have now come totfhe worff. The ;
counties of hit and. Suffer are reduced to thei
lowed Point of degradation. The most impor-i
tant elections of the State are made by foreign- I
rr & by ''iff l adventurer's in the county of New- :
Castle. In the hart period of thirteen months, ;
'thofe imported patriots have impaled upon the I
insfcrhks rtf thcfe counties nod of this State, a [
Governor and a Reprefchtative to Congrefs.|
I We are new completely under a foreign yoke,#
and it is the more galling, because a portion of [
our citizen! have conspired with these aliens in
fixing it upon us.— Who are 'they that now
govern our deafens f Strangers —aliens—l
- are mere sojourners— people
who have landed on our fliorcs but as yesterday;
iwith no finglo attachment that Can bind them|
I to the country, or excite a moment's intereftl
in its favour. They regard not this as the
place of their nativity. They hgVe no inter
est in the foil ; no tender connexions, or ties of
I coniagghinity to retain them among us. It|
I cofts them not a sigh to leave us forever. The I
I permanency of our Conflitution; the flabiliry|
1 ol our Government ; the peace and profperityj
I of our country, ire to them as nothing. When j
l all theie fliall bedeniolifhed,and trampled Under ;
foot, they will laugh at the mifehief of their
own hands, and leave us to mourn over the
rules, and repair tHe-injery. What let me ask,
is it to the people of Kent and Sussex, that they
Should have fair and constitutional elections, if
they are forever to be born down by the cor
ruption of New-Castle ? What avails the right
of fuffrage to the citizensof these counties,if theyl
are, ye,r after year, to be overruled by loreign
rcuegadoes ; be them Irishmen or any other
people not entitled ro vote by the laws anj con
ftitunon of the. State ? And it is an unqueftion
oble faX,that ar the eledliuns of colonel Hall &
Mr. Rodney, five times as many of those vo r es
were received in New-Caftlc, as their rcfpcc
tive majorities amounted to. Let it not be
said that this was dome by millake, in the hur
ry and Iwftlc of election : Not so : It had long
been fixed on; and was well understood. Wc
fiw in the Mirror, some weeks before the elec
tion, an anonymous writer, who had the un
hluffiing impudence to avow the design : He
called upon the aliens or futy of them as had
been , here two years .whether naturalized or
net, to come forward and vote; declaring that
the iufpe Ctors wculJ and ought to receive their
v^trs; and this too, dire&ly in the face of the
cnnftiturion ; which ordains, in article 2:1. sec
tion 2d“ That, the.Reprefentati' es shall be cho
ffn annually, by the citizens residing in the fev-I
oral counties, refpc&ivcly. on the firft Tuefday
of October." A law had been pallid during
the last session of the legislature, imposing a fine
rs thirty dollars upon any p rfon who ffiotild I
Vote, without the right of doing so: and, in I
order to evade this; or to induce them to vi- I
olate it, the aliens were triumphantly told by
the fame writer, —ue have now our governor ;
your fines will he rmi/ffd. Ibus to ehry their
point, they offer to prostitute the powers of
their governor, to the basest of purposes : even
to encourage an infraCiion of the laws.—They
put all law at defiance ; and violate the consti
tution they ax faorn to support. No meats,
however little and contemptible, bate been left
untried at the late Ncw-Caftle election, to carry
Mr. Rodney. Finding that the Federaliftshad
their tickets printed on p^per of a bluify call,
such as both parties have heretofore used, the
democrats, for the purpose of mating a diflinc
tion, had theirs flruck off on a much whiter
paper : the nhje& is evident, but too bale to
mention. The moment a ticket was presented
to an inff cClor, he knew from its color, wheth
er it was democratic or federal ; if on white
paper, be the voter who he might ; tho' per
haps, he had not been a summer from Ireland ;
and scarcely fl<pt u„>u our shores, it was taken
witl out any questions being asked ; if on blue
paper, every pcffible objection was made to the
person offering it. He found himfelf, io a mo
ment furtounded by partizans, opposing his
right of voting. The assessment lift had to be
searched tofee if his namc was on it; and in ma
ny inflations, receipt, were called for ; or other
evidence, of the tax having been paid. His citi-
Zerfhip, his residence, his age, and every otser
qualification, became at once, a fubj:6l of doubt ;
and were scrutinized with the moll impertinent
curiosity. If an objection was, at any time, of
sered tortman who Shewed a white ticket, and
on examining the affi ffment lift, he was not
found to be on it, his name, was ipimcdhtely in -
fitted at the hullings; and a receipt lent him, for
the tax, although the money was not paid: and
not withflar/irg the constitution expressly de
clares, in articles, fc&ion I —that to entitle any
person to the tight of voting, he " {hill have
paid a flare, or county tax ; which shall have
been °ffftd, at leaf fix months before the ele&ion.
But, notwithstanding all these frauds and gross
impositions, with pain I ipeak it, the Infs of the
elctlion is imputable to ourselves. If the hon
orable exertions of the citizens pf Kent ; and
especially of the federal committee men, thro'-
out the county, had been seconded, as they bad
reason to expert, by our friends in Suffer ; and
as was perfectly within their power, we ihould
have had a majority, in the state, of at least,
two hundred Votes, From the tingle hundred
of Cedar Creek, containing not more than thirty
democratic Voters ; most of whom were out, I
there were taken, at the late election, eighty-I
three votes fewer than last year I mean not|
to upbraid. Y know well that the federalifis|
of Suffer, are as firm in their politics, as any I
people on earth ; and feel individually, as much'
anxiety on the fubfea of their elections; but
honest themselves, and unfufpicious of the prac
tices carrying on in New Castle ; and resting
upon their superiority of numbers, they had
been lulled, by the silence of the enemy, into a
fatal security.
From Jenks' Portland Gazette,
o——-
Martin Kinty— This darling of jac
obinifm is a kind of (landing candi
date with the democrats fora feat in
Congress. But we are yet to learn how
he will succeed with the good citizens of
Kennebeck -Having been charged in I
the Augusta paper with being a follow-'
er of Shays, &c. he called on the prin-I
ter for the author, who it appears is a I
gentleman by the name of M'CteUan -
Mr. M. avowed himfelf the author, and?
developed the fads and authorities on;
which he grounded his assertions, and
gave Mr. K. further to understand that
he had abundant reason to believe thel
fads, and added, that he deemed it his';
right and duty, as a friend to his court-;
try> to give them publicity. Mr. K,i
then demanded, a retraction, which was I
I pcremp'orily refufed. The rtext morn
iing the parties again conferred, and as-
Iter some conversation Mr. K. observed
I to Mr. M. '" Well then, Ifoall look to
I „u, Sir." They then separated, and
I the following note was addressed to Mr.
;K. " Mr. M'Clellan, after mature de
-Iliberation has determined not to alter hit de
; cifon oflaft evening. Mr. K. mill take
such "measures a be may think proper. —Mr.
I K's conduct on this was such as induced
Mr. M. to make the following pofo
ment.—
" IPlfl Martin Kinfly ar a Rafcat,
Scoundrel, Sbafite and Poltroon, who came
from Periobfeot to fight and when be got
here bad not courage so to do.
J. MClellan."
This appeared the more extraordina
ry, as Mr. Kinfly had blusteringly pro
claimed, “ That be bad come to Kenne
beck to vindicate bis reputation, that be
I bad once fought for bis country, and sooner
;than go bme with a blemifo upon his hon-
[ or be would leave bis bones bleaching on the
; 4)ores of the Kennebeck."
Mr. K. remained in Augusta a day
or more after the above pollment!
From the Connecticut Courant.
O
Extraftfrm Gov. Trumbull's Speecht,
the LegUlature of this State, on Thuf
day lajf
" When we reflect on the situation of
moll part of the world at the present
day, dillurbed with political agitations,!
and perplexed with revolutionary pur
suits ; and compare with them the cir
cumstances of our own Rate—enjoying
alike measure of tranquil and general
happiness as heretofore experienced,
our hearts fhonld expand with grati
tude to the Divine Author of all mer
cies, who gives us this continuance of
his favor.
"We turn our eyes to Europe,there,
amidst feenes of trouble and diilrefs,;
we behold a nation which has been tof-|
fed on the tumultuous ocean of revolu-j
tion for more than ten years pad—vi-|
olently agitated during that period,•
iwith the conflicts of contending passions
in pursuit of imaginary and delusive
ideas of liberty and equality, and
which, after fuffering almoQ every
Ifpecies of calamity in their wild career, I
; are now under the influence and policy
of a fortunate leader, just returning to
the point from whence they Gritted :
with this exception, that instead of ral
lying under their ancient Royal Fami
ly they seem difppfed to form anew
Dynaily, under a foreign head. To
the civilized world,the course of events
which in this period has been exhibited j
by that nation, is peculiarly intereftingl
and inftrn^tive : more especially to
surrounding nations, dyes this result of
their purlmts, present a serious and
impreflivc lesson of inftrudion against
plunging inconsiderately into the vor
tex of revolutionary* 'pra^ices, or be
ing deluded into vain and philofphical
reveries of untried forms of government.
''With this recent* sample before
our eyes, in addition to the numerous
indances recorded in hiftory, of simi
lar issues to revolutionary purfuits,—
the people of this state may be tanght
the expediency and necessity of adher
ing with firmnefs and (lability to their
ancient habits of p ihical government|
and religious institutions, as the surest
means ot social happiness and general
prosperity. They may also learn to
venerate the long tried forms of civil
regulations, which have been wifely
deviled by our revered ancestors, and
which have hitherto beneficially con
tinued in practice by fucceflive genera
tions They will moreover be led fe
rioufl^to reflet bow dangerous the
attempt is whenever and by whomso
ever proposed, to put to hazard the ex
iting prosperity and happiness of the
great community,for the uncertain pur
suit of visionary feenes of greater happi
ness however decorated by specious re
commendations,which will most proba
bly fail them in the grafp,or flit before
them like the path jg dream of the
night. And may they always bear in
mind, that lessons of practical good
I sense, as applied to governmental ad-
Iminiftration, are immensely more ufe
j ful to the world, than all the fine spun
j theories of visionary philcfophids, or
I the delusive prefers of Closet Politi
cians,"
Tke following copy of a letter from Genera!
Wafliington to Alexander Addison, efq. of
Pcnnfylvania, President < frhe Crur- of Com
mon Pleas for the fifth circuit of that state,
so unequivocally conveys the opinion of one
of the jifl men America ever produced, re
fpeding the party now in power, that it|
merits upiverfal attention an^ remembrance. I
MOUNT VERNON, MARCH 4, I 799.
SIR,
Your favour of the gift January, en
:clofing your charge to the Grand Jn-
Iry, of the County Court of the fifth
'Circuit ofthe State of Pennsylvania, at
I the lad December sessions, has been
1 duly received, and for the enclofgre I
; thank you. ; -
! I wilh, sincerely, that your good ex
;ample in endeavoring to bring the
people of these United States more ac-|
, quainted with the laws and principles 1
lof their government, was followed.—l
I ,They only require a proper understand- :
{ ing of these tojudgprighty on allgreat
§ national questions—bar unfortunately,in
:finitely more pains is taken to BLIND? them,
by one DESCRIPTION OF men, than Se
is to open their eyes by the other, which,: &
my opinion, if the source of the
evils we labor under. With very
great esteem, I am, Sir, your mqlt
obedient fervanr,
GEORGE WASHINGTON^
Commonwealth of Mafackufetts.
—o—
— EXCELLENCY
Caleb Strong, Esq.
Governor of toe Common-wealth of Mafocbufats.
A PROCLAM ATION
For a Day of Public 1 bankfgiving.
IT being the ancient, and laudable
usage in this State, at the close of
the year, to appoint a solemn feftival
to commemorate the goodness of the
Supreme Being, and Publicly to ac
knowledge that He is rhe Author of
all our prosperity ; that we owe him
our continual gratitude for His un
merited favors ; and that He is the
source and end of all the good we are
capable of doing or receiving:
I no, therefore, with the advice and
consent oftheCounciLappointTHUR S
DAY, the Twenty -fifth day of November
next, to be observed by the people of
this Commonwealth, as a Day rs
PUBLICTHANKSGIVING AND PRAISE,
And the M nifters and People, of every
:denomination are requeued to meet to
gether on that Day, that we may de
; voutly unite in our humble and thank
ful acknowledgments toAlmightyGod,
for the great and numerous biddings
which he has vouchfaled to bellow up
on us ; for the peace and tranquillity
with which we are favored : for the
enjoyment of our civil and religious
privileges ; for the health which He
has been pleased to continue in a meat
part of the State, and 1-lis kind i'nrer
pofition in.behalf of thole places that
;have been visited with licknefs ; for the
I success which he has granted to our'
ITrade, Manufidmes 'and Fisheries ;
;for the smiles of His Providence upon
the labors of husbandry in the course
of the latl season, and the abundance
ol food with which ue are Applied ;
and for the benefits He has conferred
upon other nations, and that profufion
.of Divine Goodness by which innume
rable multitudes are made happy.
And to the acknowledgments of pi
ous gratitude, let us join the penitent
confeffion of our fins, and our humble
Applications to the God of all Grace,
that by the influence of his Spirit,, he
would purify our hearts and make us
fruitful in all the. works of righteouG
I nefs ; that he would prosper the ad
!ministration of our National and Slate
Governments; and thatall their meas
ures may be directed by truth and in
tegrity ; that by His blefhng on the
means of education, and public infrac
tion, our youth may he trained to in
dustry, virtue and ufeful knowledge ;
that the people may he united in the
ties of mutual frienniHp and affedion,
and inspired wuh sentiments of judice
and love of their country ; and that we
may continue to possess this good land,
and leave it for an inheritance for our
children .after ns forever.
f hat with the increase of commerce,
the blessings of society and friendly in-
I tercourfe may be extended, and provi
sion made for the univerfil spreading
of Divine Knowledge ; and that all
opposition to the cause and interests of
the Redeemer may appear to be in vain,
and His Kingdom triumph over all its
enemies.
And the people cf this State are re
quested to abstain from labor, and such
amusements as are incontinent with
the solemn services of the said Day.
Given 4. rhe C^uncilf^kafnx, in Pof
ton this twentyfcord day of Oct
tober, in the year of our Lord,
-lie thoujand eight-hundred add
two, and tn the twenty-seventh
year of the Independence of the
I nitex Stafa of America.
CALEB STRONG.
By His Excellency 's command,
with the advice aed content
of the Council.
JOHN AVERY, Setretary.
Gedfae tie Commo,,~vemd of Mgfyhfffl,.
Foreign Articles.
}PARIS, AUG. 2s.
IMr. Fox dined with the Minister
ITalleyranlTalleyrandtheday i>efoeye(lerday— A
! chofen party was invited, they flaid the
Iwhole evening.
I The following are the particulars of
I the mode of proceeding against the
Englilh Journals. Atten in the morn,
ing, all the terriers of die police fpiead
themselves through the cofc-boKs,
and the reading rooms of the Palais
Royal ; they instantly, and without
flawing any order, seized and canied
off the dailyj, nr '„, and mortal, they
could find, and bore them to the b^t
o ' '' )e g re;l t flaircafe of the Tribunate,
vhere they were burned in the midst
of a circle formed by the invalids of
whom the guard of that body is com
:poled, 'I he following morning the
i fame execution was recommenced ;
hut as tire collection was lets copious,
;they contented themfelyes with tearing
the papers which it produced.
Some readers, offended at these an
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