The New Hampshire gazette — Portsmouth [N.H.], 1798-02-07 00:00:00, page 1

The following extralt froma late Jpeech
in Farliament, of the Marguis of
L axbspown, better knswn in Ameri
¢a under the title of Lord SHELBURNE,
Jerves to throw much light on the ac-
Byal fitwation of the Fremch and En-
QU governments as the present period.
ON the fubje&t of French resour
ces, what fays Calonne ! Can
you stop or aife@ those refcurces which
consist of the whole property of the
country ¢ Can you pretend to exhaust
thof¢ means which revolutioniz¢ and
force all property afloat 2 The idea
was too ridiculous for a serious refu
ration. We had often been told that
France, from the incredible extent of
its paper currency, could not avoid
defirudtion. The contrary effet has,
however, happened. France, from
having the greatest quantity of paper
afloat in Europe, has now the least.
It is, indeed, the only country in Eu
rope whose finances are capable of any
extraordinary exigency. It isthe on
1y country whose paper is reduced to
almost nothing. By these assertions,
‘founded in truth, the noble Marquis
meant not to support the dire&ory, or
a& the part of a Frenchman. He
had the interest of his country too
much at heart. He sincerely wished
for its success and glory ; and if the
salutary effe® was produced, h® did
not care if even the present mmniftry
had the credit of it. But for the at
tamment of the desired object,a change
of ministers was necessary. 'The king
had very properly the {election of his
own miniiters ; and by recommend
ing a change of men as well as mea
sures, he by no means impeached: the
rectitude of his majesty’s intention.
But after failure in the negociations
-for peace, it would be eligible to try
the efforts-of other men. We had
1o hope in the present, who appeared
to increase riather than diminith' the
antipathy between the two countries.
He did not deny the poflibility of the
Dire@ory a&ing the fame part to other
ministers ; but the presumption was
at least favourable to such a change,
and the national preflure demandecg it.
The noble marquis confeffed that he
was at a loss to comprehend’ the full
éxtent of the policy of the Dire&tory
6n the late occasion. Whenever the
¢éndu& of any set of men confound
ed or puzzled him, he always endea
voured to place himfelf in the fame
fitnation, and thus try to develope the
cause of their adtions. Supposing him
felf, therefore, to be one of the Direc
tory, who comimianided those arfhies
that thook Europe to its center ; ar
- mies that éxténded the French con
?eﬁ‘s far bevond the ambition of
ichelien ; armies whose rapid pro
gress and vidtories surpassed those of
the Roman empire in its greatest glo
ry—supposing the noble Marquis in
the situation alluded to, he thus en
deavoured to account for the condu&t
of the Dire&ory, who a&ed difpaflion
ately : “ We have them now down
(fay the Direftoy); drive against
them ! Humble the molt proud and
arrogant of our foes ! Force them to
a state of desperation ! Their finances
will soon give way ! Break off the
negociation ! See, they are ruined !””
Thus argues the coo/ and dispassionate
man.—But what conduct is adopted
by the hot-beaded fool 2—<Obferve the
infolenc: of the French ! they will
liten to no terms ! Look how they
treat 6ur negociator ! We must con
tinue the wargfor the fafety of our
selves, and for the honour' and glery
of Europe I”—The noble Marquis
remarked, that if he failed An drawing
the contrast between the two ' parties
at iffug, the condu& of both was so
obvious to the meanest capacity, that
every man might fam a juflt conclu
sion. Although he was no advocate
for the Dire®ory, yet he did not
think that their condué& was so very
reprehensible.—Let their lord(hips
recolle& the part which certain-agents
were fappofed to have a&ed on the
4th of ca?ptember, and then they
might easily account for tue rancour
and antipathy of the French Directo
ry, the negociation may be said to
have terminated on the 4th Septem
ber'; for after that' period all our
hopes ceased: But the noble Marquis
would for the present wave all further
observations on the fubjec of the ne
gociation, and earnestly requelt their
%:mmouw thé state of our
own affaits at the present moment.
The picture excited fear and alarm ;
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der our misfortunes > No. Let us,
if neceflary, decline an offenfive, but
continue a defenfive war. Let us
thus regain our credit and ascendancy
_in the eyes of Europe—Let us banish
all domestic jealousies. Let us unite
for the restoration of tranquility, and
defy the machinations of our enemies.
And here again the profpeé was truly
alarming. The state of Ireland was
‘dreadful.— I have seen (said the
Marquis) letters from a noble person
worthy of the highest considerations
which give this emphatical description
of the present state of Ireland : “Ire
land is quiet indeed, but it is the quiet
-which reigns on board of a -tender
tinder the management of a prefs
gatg.” I have feen-alio'a letter in
an evening print, 7%¢ Courier, which
loudly calls upon your lordships at
tention. It gives such a defeription
of the horrors that reign in Ireland,
as, if true, ought instantly to call for
redress. lam convinced, that, if this
‘fubje& is not immediately taken up,
we shall have but one alternative—a
feudal union, or. a separation. My
lords, the case is imminent. I speak
as no party mam onn the fubje& ; se
cure tO me my property and my quiet.
- The people who are to be governed
- have a right to both 3§ and I fee no
. means of restoring the people to the
- {ecurity of property, and-the fatisfac
tion of repose, but by making peace
' with that mighty people, who to the
-enthusiasm o% liberty, have all the re
{ources of a nation yet before them.
. They are not exhausted as we are ;
- they have not run through all the
classes of taxa&km ; the combat is tin
' equal; and' I dread the event. * Peate
is neceflary to our deliverance ; by
' that we may lessen our expences; not’
' as it is vainly held out'in'the fpeechy
for {o long’ as the watlafts the enemy
15 the arbiter of your expence—buit by
' a well conftru¢ted and solid peace, you
. may pave the way for the ameliora
tion of your internal state. You may
fatisfy the peoplerthat their reprefen
' tation is substantial and efficacious to
' its purpose; rot by givi}- » to them-the:
| bubble of universal ﬂlﬁt.sge; ‘a thing
: which' no man that uses the term has
' ever been able justly to define, much
less to reconcile with commeon sense
- and praétice, but to fatisfy them by
- gradual reforms'growing out” of “the
. conlftitution itfelf. I fay, gradual re-’
forms ; for, God fdrbid, that any
'othar but gradual reforms should ever:
'be countenan¢ed in. Engla,rid. My
' lords, I have done. 1 had fome-in
| tentions of putting some” words into
| the fhape'of an amendmment;” bat I
knew it wis useless. I fee 16 good
. that can be obtained in that way. I
| have now, for 40 years, seen the fate
{ of them in the two houses .of Parlia
' ment. I look to another quarter for
i our remedy. We have a° prince’ of
| experience on the throve : he has
| friends who are capable of giving him
! found and serious advice. It is per
{ haps come to the critical minute when
{aaapg on their council, he may yet
refeue us all from the fate' that imw
! pends over our heads. May God
grant that'we shall il owe to his pa
ternal caré the national fafery’t’
¢ i "[“"_ '\"f’ .
and the profpe® was by no miéans of
a consolatory nature. When he con
tempplated the present afpe&t of affairs
and recommended a change of meny
which would certainly produce a
change of measures, he had no wish
to occupy any situation in a new ad
ministration. - Such a situation, at this
awful crisis, was far from enviable.
He did not pretend .to advise what
measures ought to be adopted to re
cover our loft credit both at home
and abroad. Such a deliberation was
better adapted for the council than
parliament ; but be that as it ‘may,
“he was fully persuaded that some im
mediate remedy ought to be applied
to the manifold calamities which the
present ministry had brought on this
country. To prosecute the war for
the fake of preserving the Cape and
Frincomale, was not only impolitic
in the extreme, but something ap
proaching to criminality in the min
istry. His lordship endeavoured to
refute the observations which had
been advanced on this head, and insist
ed that it was not the true interest or
policy of England to eontinue a des
perate war for the preservation of
those places. It might be said, “What
then is to be done ? Shall we fink un-
— OUR COUNTRY’s GOOD OUR CONSTANT AIM —
WEDNES D‘A'Y, February 7, 1798.
Political Miscellany.
- FROM THE CENTINEL.
Ty the Printers of the United States.
t SOENTLEMEN, -+
SAS the light of Truth, arranged in
‘ different firmsy are cloathed in different
similitudes, may beff firike the minds of
different persons ; if° the following ob
- fervations Jhould find their away to the
public through your inflrullive papers at a
™ time awhen prepossessions ¢S Prejudices have
| gained toggreatanafeendencyovor Reafor,
it may ternd to revive the motto of *75, (by
uniting we flandy by dividing we fall ) and
Slrengtben the grand pillar awhich bears
up the Temple of Liberty. UNITY,
Tue PHILOSOPHY of POLIL
~ TICS.
IN all natural bodies there is and
must, be some centre of gravity to
wards which all the constituent parts
of the body-tend, and on which théy
rest :—This is the case with the Globe
on which we live ; light and rolling
substances on its furface may be mov
ed by winds or otherways contrary to
the power of gravitation'; and even
more solid parts of the earth may be
disturbed by still greater force, such:
as earthquakes and the like events ;
still, the power of gravity remaining,
all will return to rest again : But
should the power of gravity be de
’ ftroyed, all the parts would separate
in cox}fuﬁon, and the body no longer
remain. .
In the particulars abovementioned,
a political body very much resembles
a natural body.—ln 4 Republic the
public good determined by the public
aill, as exprefled by the Representa
tive Government, must be considered
as the political centre of gravity.—
While any important subject is under
the consideration of the government
and ripeaing to a determination, a
fre¢ communication of sentiments and
Arguments, made with decency and
propriety, both in the several depart
ments of government and elsewhere,
work no injury to the body, but are
means of ﬁﬁd‘lng the public will, and
when that is found and exprefled by -
government all. opposition, oppugna
tion and tumult are like winds, hurri
canes and earthquakes to the natural
body, and should they prevail to de
stroy the centre, would effectually de
stroy the body. e
_ In all political bodies this will of -
the fame mult be determined by the
majority, though ever so [mall, other
wise there would be no centre : When
there is a considerable ‘minority, it is
exceedingly prone to become difaffet
ed to the majority, and troublesome
to the body. Soon after the’ United
States had declared themselves inde
pendent and each state had appointed
its own government, as well as a ral
lying ‘pomt for the whole, there ap
peared from time to time, a difaffect
ed ‘minority, who had recourse to
Committees of Correspondence, . County
Conventions, and mhany other combi
nations to embarrass and oppose go
vernment :—Thole difaffeted minod
rities have been differently denomina-,
ted from time to time, according to.
some leading circumstances, which it
is needless to mention. These peo
ple seem: to confid®r. themselves on a
par withy or rather superior. to the,
government of the Republie, and call
it a party, a fa&ion,-a: junto, and the
like :—With how: ligtle reason and
truth can such people call themlelves
Republicans 2 . omot
A’ the QOBe'we-i@aﬁt.: and' each
of ‘the primary planets'in’ the solar
system- has and must have-its own
centre of gravity to }iolg,‘"the confti
‘tuent parts ; so they all have and
must have relation to one common
centre, the fun, to prevent them from,
interfering with ‘each ather, or flying
oﬁ‘mriggt lines and ' losing -their re
lative! situations. In’ this- refpe@t a
umber of bodies politic; or’ indepen
dent ftites; resemble the solar system :
H the United States should forget
theif own indépendence and’ yield to
fbre‘igzin’ﬂﬁénte;’ they would become’
like of‘thepnmagephnets should
it loferits relation to the common cen
tré of the system and gravitate to
wards a Wbﬁﬁgm; -in which
cafe’ it’ muft’ ekther approach such
ifito one commion’” mass, or by losing
its situation as'a primar YP&ﬂ*b‘g'
come oy Gl 1 it mew cighe
Pt . IOF Do Udited, States
be divided between the influence of
~two or more diffsrent foreign rations,
they would become like a planet which
should lose its fituatich in the system
-~ aforefaid, and yield to the attraétion
- of two or more of the neighbouring
planets in difféerent dire&ions—in
- which case it must be separated and
drawn towards the neighbouring pldn
- et, or perhaps finally dragged in whole
towards the {trongeft attracting body.
- When in a well organized I‘{epub
lic, any internal affair has been fully
“¢onfidered and debated, and the pub
t-- lic will declared by the constituted
authority of the state, it seems rather
| imprudent, officious, and the effect of
l: disappointment, for those who fall in
to the minority to keep up a constant
~clamour against the public will {o de
} clared ; but when any public trant
L constituted authority and a foreigh
- action has taken place between such
state, after a full investigation both
' 1n the government and amongst the
- people at large. What c¢an be more
t weak, absurd and wicked if not trea
' fonable, than for the minor part, who,
| discontented with such tranfadtion,
' shall exasperate and intrigue with o
[ ther foreign states ‘or nations againit
| their own government ? (Would to
E% Gop) such a thing existed only in the
' imagination, and had never been real
' ized in the United 'States, although
}; now declining.
!ﬁ Such condud ténds greatly to leflen
ff;the ‘dignity and importance of ahy
| nation, and is as absurd as it would
' be'for 2 man when he was about to
‘{ell any commodity, if in order to
find the weight of it he should place
- one part in one {cale and the remain
' der in the other. It is presumed there
! is no person that cannot fee the pro
priety of the comparison ; but these
people will tell us they are not to
“blame, the fault is on the other fide,
7, e. they know better what is for the
' public good than the Republican go
. vernment. Why do they not come
‘out frankly and acknowledge their er
ror in joining to eftablith a Republi
~can government, and return to a he
' reditary Monarchy ; but let them be
- aware of a limited Monarchy, for in
-such a government the will of the
- Monarch him{felf must bein a degree
' controled. ‘ ‘
.~ When the United States had threw
' off the government of Great-Britain,
' every intelligent man knew that they
-must have some government or other,
. and when they established a Republi
can government every intelligént man:
knew that it must be adminiitered by
fallible men, and that they might {ome
times'miftake the true interest of the
‘people 3 but what ate we to do. in
that case ? The answer is plain, instead
'of dreriching-the earth in blood, and
{pending countless millions toprocure
- arrevolution; and which perhaps fail
_ing at last, the people have in their
-constitution eftablithed periodical rev
%olutions; when all the administrators
of government are divested of all an
| thority and return to the mass of the
! peopfz,zaudtothers are elected m their
room. But still the body of the peo
' ple confiffs’of fillible men, and may
{ err’in ‘their‘ele&®ions. - What {hall we
|then' do 2 (ah'! there is the pihich)—
' Tt ‘has beeri the maxini of despots that
. the people have niot wifdom'fiifficient
to govern themselves ; but we Ame
' ricatis tnift they have, and timie muft’
| discover which are’ right —This is
' certain; that, if they canhot ‘Fovern:
' themselves by free elections, our case
| i deplorable, and we muft’be g%ve'm-'
|by deltiotsy - i WNITY:
B e e
' MIND your bnfinels«——govern' your ‘pal
fions—pay-your debis—keép good fencess—~
. {end home-what you borraw; and be wiiling
!1o Icnd.. Be industrious in. getting, and
. prudent in fpehding, and you will giow in
riches. Be honelt and obliging toyour fam
ily and peighbors, and you w?llg?&w in their
" esteem. Be soberly religious, and you will
grow in'the favour of Gad, and be happy
here and hereafter. ‘ e
L I TS O RE, HEELS.
- Thecoldnefs of ‘the feet appeats a proba
ble caufe whereby circulation is obitrufled,
' the outside grain of the skin benumbed-and
l which, perhaps is mare easily preyented be
-easily subbed off, and soreness wakes’ place,
fore it takes place thanafterwards,. A like,
ly meaps to prevent if, wou#db&f’o wash
t{t"féci; a¢ least once a weéﬂﬁnm“ ‘whfter ;
| aiid upon the firlt intimaion-of danger, 10
take a small tea:fpoon foll of (piris and rub
' into the heelsand féer every mosning; which
;opl? cause a;: agrcf;b!g glow; and promote
circulation and perfpiravon, !&'ﬂ ,of
Mb’isﬁhe”ﬁg;mi ‘caufe ‘of K “ﬁe‘el;f.' '
WINTER 7
GOODS.
Lang, Brierley & Co.
HAVE received by the late ar
rivals into Boston, a quantity
of GOODS suitable to the present
and approaching -seasons; which they
are now felling at a low advance for
cash or approved credit, '
by Wholesale only:
Vo RO RO
BENJAMIN MOSES
IN FORMS the public that he has re
moved to the shop of Mr. George Maf
{ey necar Col. Brewfler’s Boarding-Houle,
where he carries on
Boot and Shoemaking
business in all its various branches.
BOOKS.
A VALUABLE co!-
le@ion of Books, consisting of
upwards of 6000 volumes of the best
Authors in the various branches of
polite literature.
=L IKEWISE-—
A large and extenfrve assortment of
STATIONARY
~ : s
Are now offered for sale on the
most advantageous ternisy—%py
Samuel Larkin,
At the Portsmouth Bookstore,
Opprfite the Court-House.
Those who may want to purchase
for Liararies, will be furnifhed at
a large discount, and country Shop
keepers and others supplied in such =
manner, as will make it an obje& well
worth their attention.
Portsmouth, Jan. 31, 1798.
oo MOK SALE BY °
John Man,
‘ Opposite the State-House,
On good terms for cash or short credit.
6 pipes of genuine French Brandy
and Holland Gin. Y
5 hbds. 3d 9 4th proof Rum.
G hhds. of Sugar and Molasses.
e T Rockingham, fl. -
THE_ ‘heirs to the eflate of Thomas
L French, late of Stratham, deceased,
are hereby notified that 1 have exhibited to
the Judge 'of Probate for said county, ‘an
additiona! account of my administering the
estate of said deceased, and that the 19th
day of February next, at eleven o’clock %c,
forenoon is afligned for the examination &
allowance of said account. T
. NATH’I AVERY. ~
Jam. 15, 1798. s o s
TO be fold, or exchanged for
. land in the country, a conves
nient dwelling house, with a barn;
garden, and an excellent well at the
door ; pleasantly situated at the east
end of the Great Bridge in- Exeter,
for particulars' inquire of
- JOSEPH ELDRIDGE.
Exeter, Jan. 3, 1798: -+ °
"LL persons haﬁngédéfﬁ’agﬁds on
A"\ the eltate’of Henry Trefethern,
late of Dover, deceased, are hereby de
sired to exhibit their claims, and zll
that aré indebted to said eltate, are
desired to make immediate payment
to Na%hi’niel Tarfhall,. sole Executor:
of hi¢ last will. * Also all sums of mo
ney thaf appear to be due within the
“town of Dover, or accounis obe et
fed vtk de Tivis z;%;m of
‘Dover may be fettled by Mrs. Phebe
e, @L o B,
B o
. FOR SALE BY :
James Shapley,
g 0» Mr. Samuzl Hill’s «wharf,
M OLASSES per hogihead, of
an excellent quality.
Rum per do. :
Cotton per bale. |
Russia and Ravens Duck.
Four boxes aflorted Glats Ware. ™
7 by 9, 8 by 10, 10 by 12,2 and 13
by 14 Window Glass.
St. Übes Salt.
New fuperfine Flour.
0 Casa or country produce received
in pay for the above.
Portimouth, Jan: 19, 17¢8. :
[of. pr. Annum.