The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-08-24 00:00:00, page 1

’THE RHODE-ISLAND AMERICAN,
AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
“THE NATION irMJCH INDULGES TOWARDS ANOTHER AN HABIfUAI rtYitaD, OR AN KA9ITVAL fOMDMtSS, IS IN SOME DECREE A r*."— WASHIMG TOM. ~
J. B. WOOD’S
general price current of bank notes,
AS THEY ARK RECEIVED AT his RXCHAMG &-QFFICB, Faorwaaca, (R. IJ
NEW-HAMPSHIRE. •
Bills of the New-Hsmpshire, ditto payable in Philadelphia, Portsmouth,? j to 2 per cent dis.
Unton, Strafford, and Exeter Banka. .
Concord Banks, 2 tn ' «
Cheshire, Coos, and Hillsborough Banks, do.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Bills of the United States Branch, Massachusetts, Union, and Boston Banks Par.
Salrm Essex. Be*evlV. Marblehead, Newburyport, Gloucester. (Cape-}
Aun,} Plymouth, Ivorcerter, Pecifck, Nantucket, and Hallowell £ 3-4 to 1 per cent. dra.
• and Augusta Banks, « 3
Portland, Maine, and Saco Banks, - • - }, <£•
Bedford, and Lincoln and Kennebeck Banks, J “«•
Penobscot, - - / * ®2O da
CONNECTICUT.
Bitt* 6T fee Middletown, Hartford, New-Haren, Ne w-Londca, Union, 1 (o j per cent dis.
Derby, and Bridgeport Banka, J
Norwich Bank, - per cent. (he.
VERMONT.
Bills of the Vermont State Banks, 23 per eent. dis.
RHODE-ISLAND.
Bills of the Providence, Exehstme, Roger Willi ami, Dank of Rhode-}
IsWncl* Ucwport> Union* Bank of Bristol* Coniniercisl, at.
Warren, Rbode-Uland Central, and Narraganaet Banka J
Washington Bank, - - 3to 4 per cent. dis.
KENTUCKY.
Bills of the Kentucky insurance Company, . 12 1-2 per cent. dis.
NORTH-CAROLINA.
Bills of the Cape Pear, and Newbern Banks 10 per cent. die.
• SOUTH-CAROLINA. •
Bitts of the United States Branch Bank Par.
State, and South-Carolina Banks, - A - - 3 per cent. dis.
OHIO.
Bills of fee Marietta, Miami Exporting Company, and Chillicothe Banks, 13 to 20 per cent. dis.
NEW-YORK.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, Par.
Merchants, Manhattan Company, Bank of New-York, New-York State,}
' Bank of Albany, Mohawk, Farmers’, Bank of Hudson, Bank of Co-
lumbia, and Mechaniok’s Bank, ------------ J
NEW-JERSEY.
Bilk of the Jersey, Trenton Banking Company, Newark Banking and? ■
Insurance Company, and Bank of New-Brunswick, $
PENNSYLVANIA.
Dills of the United States Bank Par.
Farmers' and Mechanieks’, Philadelphia, Bank of Pennsylvania, and? p
Bank of Worth-America, _>
Bilk of the Pennsylvania Branch Bank at Pittsburg, 1 per cent. dis.
DELAWARE.
Bitts of Bank, Bank of Delaware, and Bank of Wilming-J 3to 4 per eent dis
tunand wife, MARYLAND.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, Par.
Union Bank of Maryland, Bank of Columbia, Hagerstown, Bank of Bal-}
tjmnre, Branch of the Farmers' Sank of Mardand, Mechanics* Bank > 1 to 2 per cent. die.
of Baltimore, Farmers’ and Commercial Bank, and Franklin Bank, j
VIRGINIA.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank,
Bank af Virginia, and its Branches, per cent. dis.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Bitts of the Bank of Alexandria, and Bank of Potomack, Ito 2 per cent. dis.
LOUISIANA TERRITORY.
Sills of fee United States Branch Bank, Par.
Bank of Louisiana, 10 per cent dis.
djr To the above Discounts there will be a mall advance for mall eume, and Bilk under
3 dollars, not thio State.
• • United States and Boston Bills, or Specie, will be given for any Bitts received at par,
for half per cent- for sums over R 20—under $2O, 1 per cent, advance.
Any distant Banting Company, niching their Bi lie to be received at TAR, viill please to mate
arrangements accordingly, and they mill be duly attended to.
Tlie most punctual attention will be paid to all Letters, (port paid,) addressed to J. B.
Wood, enclosing Bilk to be exchanged, and the earliest remittances made to any part of the
Union, per Jiret, or not to exceed the second mail All Bank Notesthat he passes will be
WarxaxtSd good, and should any counterfeit Bilk be received in Letters, thev will be
•stwned. Bank Note* examined gratis....- Office hours from 6, A. M. to 7, PM.
Price of Stocks—Providence, (R. I.)
Six par Cent - 100 per cent.
Three do. 63 do.
State Notes, •••••••••* Fluctuating.
Providence insurance Shares, I . g«10 per cent. adv.
Washington, do. do. 16 alB do. do.
Hope do. do. 12 1-2 do. do.
Marine • do. do. 20 do. do.
Providence Bank, do. ....... 18 020 do. do.
Exchange do. do. - . 18 020 do. do.
Roger Williams do, do. 25 do. do.
Course of Exchange—Foreign Bills.
Bills on London, at 30 days, - . . ( Cash) . . 4 per ec nt dis.
do. do. 60 do. . . . do. . . . 41-2 do. do.
do. do. 90 do. . . - de. . 5 do. do.
do. on Amsterdam, 60 do. • . (Per Guilder J . - Nona
* do. do. payable in London at 60 days, ... None*
do. on Hamburg, payable tn do. at do. .... None
IML AMD BILLS.
Bills on B*ltimora, 30 days sight, 1-2 a 1 per cent. dis.
da Ci» Philadelphia, do. do. ...... . do. <lo.
do. on New-York, Oq. do. ‘. do. do
do. on Philadelphia, 60 ttays do. . 1 a 2 per cent, do*
do. on New-York, do. / qo. d o f | o
Premiums of Insurance.
To any port in Groat-Britain \ . 3a 3 1-2 per cent
- France, ..... Xo Insurance. ...
Sweden or Denmark, - ... • ... nominal.
—» Russia (in the L Baltick) 2 a 25 out and home, 22 do.
Archangel, out and home, - - - . . . . . 10 al2 do.
Within * lie Sireights, not higher than 'Sicily, 19 da
Within the Streights, not higher than Sardinia, .... 9 do.
Without the Streights, ••••-*•... 4 do
Th the Brasil*, - . . > 3 1-2 « 4 do’
Lisbon or Cadi*, - - - 3a3 1-2 do.
Africa ... mithout the Streights, ... 4 do
-I Madeira, . 3a 3 1-2 do.
-Cioian, - - 3 1-2*4 do
Cape de Verdi, he ? a 3 1-2 £
Pai m* and India, - . 6a 7 do
China, 5 do.
West-India Islands generally, 2 1-2 o 3 do.
Caomufe per stogie risk, . 1 e IJ-2 da
Discount Days.
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-Exchange Bank,
. Exomamor, Ae. ate eoroeeted every by
J. B. WOOD, vfeD negotimm .book, Ai/h Kxchange anil good Motet, at the shortesFnotie*.
LOTTERY NOTICE.
npiDKETK fe the * Afnnttmrnd Lottery? ($ JOiOOO IrigbMt print)
fF to4hll :3fe «nd also Tict*ts rise in tiw* VUee L-tery* (iH2,OW Mgkesc prise)
tc fl: 50, on firot of September next
Volumb 11.
“ THE WATIOM WHpCH INDULGES TOWARDS ANOTHER AN NASZYDAL **r*S
PROVIDENCE, EBWAY, AUGUST 24, 1810.
But for this the French revolution fur
nishes an example. In France a correc
tion of errour and abuse *which had for a
long time prevailed in dieir government,
was commenced by honest, honourable and
intelligent men, with intentions pure, vir
tuous and patriotick. When they had at
tained the end which they believed would
ensure the happiness of the nation, and
were desirous no further innovation or
alteration should be made, either in the es
tablished form of the government, or the
manner of its administration; and were eo;
deavouring to restore Mie nation to that
state of tranquillity and quirt which alone
could enable It So enjoy tbe benefit of the
alteration which had been made, a more
zealous and infuriated party arose like a
torrent; those who commenced the revo
lution, were obliged to retire before it.—
They deluged the cobqtry with blood, and
overturnedevOry matiwiion of law, order,
rerifiun and eanratiijs The nation rung
with the cries of Liberty and JtquaHty;
the downfall of tyranny, and long live the
rebublick. The people were deluded and
dsaeived by those pleasing sounds, and wot
imagining that the patriots who ended
themwrlvws exclusively the friends ef the
srfMfih would aaUiuuc against their rights*
By ELISHA R. POTTER,
One of their Representatives in the Con
gress of the United States.
(Concluded from out last.)
Much has been said in former and better
days, respecting the extravagance of Mr.
AdAms, his predilection for monarchy, and
his removing his non from /me nation to
another to increase hb emolument. As I
did not Justify him then, I Aall nut pretend
to deny but what many things were done
by him, and under his ndmluistratieu, that
Wpre Inexpedient and apneeoaiiarf ; p*r
ticuiarly hit land tax and hie standing ar
my. I call them Me, because it was in hie
ftower and no other person's, to have pre
vented them: but notwithstanding he ap
proved of those measures, as soon as he
found the current of popularity running
against him, in order, I presume, to ap
pease the party and save himself, he dis*
missed from office some of the most upright,
and faithful men in the administration.—
But all would not answer ; the administra
tion was changed, and for a short time con
ducted with a little more economy; for in
the year 1802 the expenses of the navy and
army were only two millions, ninety-four
thousand, nine hundred and sixty dollars,
and twelve cents, (D. 2,094,960 12 Cte.)
and in 1809 they were five millions, seven
hundred and seventy-three thousand, five
hundred and thirty dollars, ninety-seven
cents, (/?. 5,773,530 97 Cte.) being three
millions, six hundred and seventy-eight
thousand, five hundred and seventy dollars,
eighty-five cents. (D. 3,678,570 85 Cte.)
more than in 180'2. But they soon got into
the track of their predecessors when those
who had the greatest hand in destroying
the former administration, turned apos
tales, and went hand in hand with the new
one, praising and promoting each other,
until they soon exceeded the former ad
ministration in the most extravagant of its
years.
MVITATIOA' TO REAL JOY.
Pabody on tui on* ybom th* GbrMan.
Say, who could waste in false Relight,
The precious hours o f youthful prime ,•
And scorn the offer’d gift so bright,
Of perfect joy, secur’d in time.
See Grace, with winning smiles appear.
With roses atreW life’s thorny way j
The feast of love she bids us share,
Where’er our pilgrim footsteps stray.
Her wing’s repel the scorching beam,
How clear each *P of pleasure
Mingling in tnero/b limpid stream,
As erst in paradise it rose.
The grapes symbdick nectars pour,
To ’suage the heart that sms oppress;
And still the evening’s lonejy bower
Invites,to woo celestial bliss.
More soft than Philomela’s strain,
Responsive to our dying state,
She soothe* the throbbing bosom’s pain,
And sweetly charms with hope elate.
The world of grace expanded lies—
Blest scene! how wond’rous bright and fair !
When death’s cold hand shall close my eyes,
Let me the countless bounties share.
CHRISTINA.
lf. T. Augtt 7.
. political.
7> riu FatKMnx or riri Srnft or
RHonr-IsLAxD,
AN ADDRESS
Poetrp.
surrtndt red into their hands the reins ut
government, placed the most Implicit con
fidence In their patriotism and integrity,
and Indulged thtmselvea in the golden
dreams of liberty and happiness until com
pelled by a long auccesslon qf oppression to
review their situation, ib«y are astonished
to find themselves the slaves of a conquer
our, and firmly bound in the chains of a
military despot.
You changed the administration, because
it waa in favour of standing armies, and
navies, and extravagant io the expendi
ture of your money. The new administra
tion, on their accession to power, declared
themselves opposed to standing armies and
navies. Economy was their watch-word,
and the mouth of labour was not to be de
prived of the bread it had earned. You
were disposed to credit these assertions and
professions, because you wished them to be
true. Their acts the first year of their
government, did in some measure accord
with their professions. The army and na
vy were reduced, and the publick expen
diture lessened. This was to you conclu
sive proof of their sincerity, integrity and
patriotism j and ydh surrendered to them
your whole confidence. Hot a new party,
like the infuriates of the French revolution,
has arisen, composed of apostate federal
ists, and of men who had but little part in
bringing about the change in the adminis
tration : men whose sole care is the loaves
and fishes; and not unlike those plunder
ers on the theatre of war, who always
choose to follow the victorious army. Af
ter the first year of the new administration,
economy was abandoned for extravagance.
Navies and standing armies were no longer
considered improper and unnecessary.—
The people's money has been spent with a
lavish hand ; and even Mr. Jefferson's sur
plus fund has vanished, without the neces
sity of applying it to roada, canals, or the
advancements of literature. This self
styled economical administration has spent
tWo millions, tight hundred and twenty
seven thousand, eight hundred and ninety
one dollars, and three oenU, (Z>. 2,827,891 3
Cte.) annually of your money more than the
old administration, as wiH appear by the
account of the Treasury Department; and
cun you still believe them economical fl—
Bat still do they keep up fee cry cd the ex
travagance of the former admlnfetration,
to prevent an inquiry into their awn Waste
ful expenditure. I only ask you to read and
examine the official statement* of the ex
penses of both administrations, and judge
for yourselvex In the House of Represen
tatives of the Unitrd Stales. Randolph, Ma
con, Stanford, Lydii and others, have been,
by the force of these stubbwrn facts, com
pelled to oppose the mearatreaof the pre
sent administration, with the same seal
that they did those of the former.
I ask you to reflect, and examine for
yourselves, before it is too late. Judge of
men by their practice, and not by their pro
fessions. Judge of the economy nf the ad
ministration by the sums of money they
have expended, and the objects of expen
diture. There appears to me to be as
4fcat a difference between the minority and
majority as it respects real and practical
republicanism, as there is between a hypo
crite and a Christian : A hypocrite pro
fesses religion, and a Christian practices it.
The majority profess rrpublicnntem, and
the minority practice it. Instead of blaming
the minority for having the independence
to oppose measures which they consider
improper or injurious to the nation; you
ought coolly and candidly to examine into
the motives and reasons that influence their
conduct; and when you find that their op
position to those measures is well grounded,
you ought to support them against the
clamour of the servile friends of the ad
ministration ; and unless this be done, there
is no freedom of elections; no safety in a
representative government.
When the mujority is very large, they
become regardless of the interest and lib
erty of the people. They consider them
selves raised above the power of their con
stituents ; and if they can persuade the
people that the minority, when they oppose
measures which they consider wekk or
wicked, are oppoaers of the government—
your constitution, has become a dead letter,
and the doctrine of passive-obedience and
noti-resistance revived I* its fullest extent.
With all oor boast of republicanism, we
, have had a Directory composed of Mem
bers of Congress, who at the close of a pre
sidential WHs, ha we iawaooM directed the
people Who to cl*-ct President and Vice-
President, and the people bare obeyed
their mandates. And after the election of
the Pmideat, the same Direetsry hare
claims on him, in proportion to their indus
try and influeyco in procuring fch election.
Io order to give you a correct view of the
afthe gcjveroxwnt, under the Itf-
Numbeb 80.
ferent administrations, I have takeu frd*
the report of the Secretary of fee Trea
sury of the United States, which I have
hi my possession, the amount of the annual
receipts and expenditure* of the several
admin is: rations, from fee commencement
of the government to the end of the l*at
year, by which it appears, that
The Wasliington and Adams
administration received in 12
{ears, ending on the Ist day of
anuary, 1801, including) duties,
intcpal taxes, loans, he. Ira. D. 8558M84 <
They ptid, during said time,
towards the debt,
- A 7B
They left cash
in die Treasury, 2,690,000 08
Spent by the Washington}
tmd Adam* administration C .D. 91
Making D. 47 Cto.
Annually. -- - ' ■
JeffotAon’s Administration re
ceived in 8 years, .
Cash in the Tre story, left by
the old administration, D. (D
Received for duties, internal
taxes, sales of land, he. 1t3,464,9d0 00
« . * D. OO
They left to
the Treasury, 2>. 9,440,000
Paid towards
the old debt, 41,000,000
-D 50 440.000 00
Spent by Jelforion's adminis
tration in 8 years, D 65,624,080 Q 0
Mnking eight millions, two hundred •‘nd
three thousand, one hundred and twenty
two dollars, ana fifty cents, (D,
50 Cto.) annually; being two millioM, eight
hundred and twenty-seven thousand, eight
hundred and ninew-one dollars, thrde cents,
[D. 2.827.891 3 (to.) more annually, than
the Washington and Adams administra
tion.
And in addition to this, k ought to be con<-
sidered that the old adrYiinUtraUna Wero
necessarily compelled to expend large sums
of money In prosecuting aii expensive lit
diaa wAF, and In quriHng the western in
sarrectfan; in building and purchasing ft|-
gates and other vessels nf wnr ; »nd in pun
cbmdng timber sufficient to build War stoum
of ecventy,/bur guns each, and in fn-Hfy
ing the ports and harbours of the United
States. A
Nothing bat the anti-republican doctrines
now Inculcated among the people, wnulif
have induced this publication from me at
this time, being unacce»tofe«d to writing
for any other purpose (ban for the
acting of my own business. But whoa a
minority, because they oppose measures
that they think unwise, imprudent and un
necessary, and which* will increase the
burdens of the people, are chargtd wilh
being enemies to their country, and op
posers of the government. I thought I would
state to you what part 1 had t iken in the
measures before Congress, since my elec
tion as your Representative.
As a federalist, I am for supporting*<he
general government in the foil exercise q£
all the powers given it by fbu constitution,
and uofurther. Asa republican. Jam for
an elective government, and for an econo
mical and republican administration; for
the sovereignty of the State governments,
and for retaining all the power from the
general government, not expressly given
them by the people; and against any per
sons holding an office under the general
and State governments at the same time*;
and for the people's retaining in their owj*
hands, their own property, until the ex
igencies of the government shall actually
require iL
As voar Representative. I hold it a right,
and feel it a duty, to exercise my own
judgement in opposing the passage uf any
I art, that I think will operate against the
interest of my ConlHtueiitt, and the nation ;
and all' that can be required Of any citiarti
iS that after the law is passed, howevur
improper he may deem it, to submit to It
doting its continuance, making use ef gU
the constitutional means in hto power to
procure its repeat But if it may becallfid •
opposing the government, to oppoee mea
sures calculated, in my opinion, to lend W*
country into a war; or to oppose the ralaiqg
of Ode hundred thoutemd' soldiers, to Ito
ancahiped ten day's in a fear 1 , to corrupt
the morals of the people, and toy additional
burdens upon them ; to oppose the laying
of an additional duty nf Jlfty per cent, on
the people, already sufficiently oppressed,
under the pretext of retaliation, when it
operate* exclnsivdy oa this country » or
for being la favour of reducing the
and navy, which have besq. almost usfessa
to the nation, and which have cost ua the
last year, live mUlion*, seven hundred asd
seventy-three thousand, five hundred and
thirty dollars, and ninety-seven cents,
LD. 3,773430 «7, Ct*) toprevent not only
the necessity of laying additional burdens;
but to enable the government to redqcc the
duties on the MCvvsarks of life; if thia is
opposing government, I have dene It, aqd
shall do it again. If it to to be eon side rod
Criminal to oppose any messure introduced
Smott intemperate, imprudent, and
sswnebers «f the majority, <w rt
h> govemosent to at an end: We fo
tata the name, but have lost the MptotUfoffo;
sad i» tausetoM techoose pfrsqMforoftto*
sent you. ELISHA R. POTTER,
dsusfo Ammmso, edttftml 11, U 10»
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