The constitutionalist — Exeter, N.H., 1810-12-31 00:00:00, page 3

one can but be roused, who pretends
9 to even a moderate concern, for the
publick welfare. Yet such has be
come the folly of our democrats, that,
) 4 as it respects the wisdom of our ad
. ministration, "he whodoubteth is po-
V ~iitically damned." The charge of to
ryism has all along been a moderate
'i punishment for disbelief injacobin or
,▼ thodoxy; but now all the weapons of
:malice and slander are employed against
tfyose, who step ,orth willingly, but
feebly, in support of a falling nation,
r The nature of thertimes in which we
L live justifies suspicion, and" suspicion
has become a just ground of inquiry ;
'for the present times are big with ter
ror and dismay, Mr. Madison's late
Message to. Congress to the contrary
notwithstanding. So far from viewing
1 ' publick nwn'and publick measures, as
[is their duty, with an eye of sober in-
" The submission of a free people to
the executive authority of government,
is no more than a compliance with laws
which they themselves have enacted.
While the national honor is firmly
maintained abroad, and while justice is
impartially administered at home, the
obedience of the subject will be volun
tary, cheerful, and almost unlimited."
. But when the reverse is true, when
the rulers of an independent people so
conduct, as neither to secure the affec
tions of the ruled, nor the respect of
distant nations, animadversion in some
degree, seems justifiable and necessary.
Unfortunately, both the foreign and
domestick policy of the present execu
tive is such, that the attention of no
The mails continue barren of
foreign intelligence. The great
length and importance of Mr. Gal
latin's Report and the Congression
al Journal, we must offer in excuse
to the lovers of variety. As often
as possible,we will remember them;
but, in noticing the proceedings of
the:American Cabinet, we are o
bliged to sacrifice other consider
ations.
by the committee of the time and ^lace
of their sitting and that he be heard in
his defence; and that the committee
report the result of their inquiries to
his house.
3. Whether the revenue of the Uni
ted States, or what portions of it, are
ordered to be deposited in the said
Bank and its branches, whether any
portion of it is ordered to be deposited
in others, and if so, in what Banks —
and what will be the probable amount
of deposits in favour of the United
States, in any of the said Banks or
their branches and which of them, on
the Ist day of March, 1811.
The West- Point public lands bound
aries bill ; a bill to continue the char
ter of the Alexandria Bank ; and sev
eral local resolutions, &c. passed vari
ous stages.
A committee was appointed to re
port on the causes of the feat mortal
ity among the United States troops at
New-Orleans some time since.
A bill to fix the compensation of the
additional Post-Master-General, pass
ed to be engrossed.— §^ His Salary
is to be 1600 dollars per annum.
Mr. Love moved, That the Secreta
ry of the Treasury be directed to lay
before this house information, Ist, of
the amount of debts due from individu
als and bodies incorporate, to the Bank
of the United States, distinguishing
ihe amount due by bond, mortgage, or
other speciality, from that payable by
potes, bills of exchange or other con
tract not under seal to the said bank
and its branches—And what portion
of said debts are considered as stand
ing accommodation to the customers
of said bank and its branches.
_ 2. Os the amount of notes of the
said Bank and its branches, now in
circulation.
Some debate, and various motions
ensued.—Mr. Smilie thought the mo
lion unnecessary and unconstitutional.
At a late hour the motion passed, and
Messrs. [Troup*] Bacon, Sage, Wil
son and Breckenrige were chosen of
the Committee. Adjourned.
[*Excused since.
Wednesday, December 19.
^7h—making appropriations for
the support and relief of American
seamen in foreign ports ; —and for
continuing the Mediterranean &nd
duties —were read twice.
UNITED STATES BANK.
MONDAY, December 31, 1810.
me e9^ e9|^^|^^^=— —
EXETER,
jacobin school, the lovers of Jefferson,
the nabobs of Virginia, the rude de
bauchers of the vestals of liberty ?—
But be it our never ceasing aim, our
highest object to persuade our country
men no longer to be imposed upon by
" artful and designing men, by import
ed wretches, bankrupts in fortune, and
in fame" who would fain involve us all
in one common ruin with themselves.
Let the people watch the movements
of the present, and learn wisdom
from the folly of the last administra
tion ; let them carefully peruse the
" Science of draining money from the
treasury," the President's Message to
Congress, his instructions to Governor
Claiborne,Secretary Gallatin's Report,
and, in fine, all documents well sub
stantiated, and of such high and uni
versal import ; but above all, let them
."
foreign powers, we may pronounce
without hesitation, that the govern
ment OF THAT COUNTRY IS DISTRACT
ED, WEAK, AND CORRUPT. But who
does not know, who refuses to
acknowledge, that these manly and
masterly sentiments arc but too true,
and that they prophetically apply to
the American government and the A
merican people? Who but the vile
apologists of France? Who but the
advocates of Bonaparte ? Who but the
friends of Burr and Wilkinson? Who
but the parrots and the echos of the
upon our national repose requires an
immediate application from the hand of
a skilful physician.' Oh the one hand
we behold the treasury exhausted, trade
and with it the source of revenue de
clining, our government weakened by
a long series of inconsistent-measures,
disguising their own fears and the fears
of the nation by " the treacherous a
musement of double and triple nego
clations,” despised and evil entreated
abroad, and distrusted and hated at
home, by the most respectable body
of the people; on the other hand the
people themselves, irresolute from fear
or partiality, seeking imaginary redress
from real evils', by the very methods
that tend to increase them. If our
premises are 'true (as every candid per
son must confess) the conclusion must
be fearfully important. At a crisis
like this then—at a juncture when our
affairs are in a posture so novel, and
so dangerous, a supine security were
worse than treachery. Let no man
then charge us with overacting the
part assigned us to act. Heaven knows
our sincerity, could our suspicions be
proved groundless, we were ready and
willing to rejoice; but at present the
garment of heaviness suits us better
than the splendor of rejoicing. The
ruin or prosperity of a state (says the
inimitable Junius) depends so much
upon the administration of its govern
ment, that, to be acquainted with their
merit we need only observe the condi
tion of the people. If we see them o
bedient to the laws, prosperous in their
industry, united at home, and respected
abroad, we may reasonably presume
their affairs arc conducted by men of
experience, abilities and virtue. If on
on the contrary, we see an universal
spirit of distrust and dissatisfaction,
a rapid decay of trade, dissensions
in all parts of the empire, and A to
tal LOSS OF RESPECT IN THE EYES OF
quiry, tile democrats of this country
are rushing blindfold, and seem to vent
their malice upon every obstacle that
opposes their passage to a swift and
easy destruction. "If this be madness,
there is method in it." But the rabble
of our country differ little from the
rabble of other republicks, that exist
now only in name. Take away the
restraint of federalism, leave them to
themselves, and they would shortly dis,
cover the dreadful inconsistency and
the horrible cruelty of the partisans of
Diderot, Condorcet, and Robespierre.
We anticipate the fate of sentiments
like these, but we do not shrink from
the destination we have courtcd. Dai
ly eVents justify our assertions, and
daily experience convinces us of the
necessity of persevering in a bold and
unshaken tone of conduct. The wound
honor and a blessing to society. But,
sir, what are you now ? Look back
upon that part of your life, you have
so unworthyly dedicated to the unwor
lay part of community ! Observe, sir,
I am not angry with you; but, tell
me, what do you find there that ren
ders you a fit object for envy, or a
proper mark for noble resentment ?
What gentleman, sir, can you expect
to stoop to your level, while you stand
in the .high road pf faction, the water
course of scurrility, casting mud and
filth upon every well-dressed passen
ger? While I write, I am at war with
my inclinations. With the editor of
the "Whig," as I never intended, so
has it been my ^deviating wish to a
void arty thing that looked like a con
test. I have already charged you with
attacking me in a fy manner and up.
despise the dark assassinators of private
character, and the most malicious
weapons of slander will avail nothing
against such men ¥ Washington, Ham
ilton, Ames, and Pickering, men who
have so boldly, stood forth as the bul
warks of our political safety.
We never have and we never will de
scend to a scurrilous altercation with
any man, more especially with the ed
itor of the Independent Whig. He
lately manifests a disposition to quarrel
with us; but we had determined to take
no notice of him, neither should we
now were it not fora highly irritating
and scandalous suggestion in his last
paper, in which it is difficult to say
which has the most concern,impudence
or treachery. " For a printer who
should say, in noticing Gov. Gerry's
speech, that it was ' replete with the
rancorous spirit of party,' and in his
next paper publish an errata to read
'free from,' cannot be supposed to
have the faculty of bringing two ideas
within a days sail of each other." To
be sure, an error of this kind once es
caped in a part of the impression of
one of our papers; but this happened
during the absence of the editor, and of
this we shortly after, in a friendly man
ner apprised the editer of the Whig.
We now leave him to his own reflec
tions and to the detestation which
such treacherous conduct never fails to
excite.
all know where to search for your
principles. Had you received any
tolerable advantages from education, I
do not pretend that the "Whig" would
have set bounds to your ambition.
Had you ever drunken genuine water
from the Pierian fount, perhaps you
would be willing to forsake the stag
nant and filthy pools, from which you
now imbibe your sentiments ; —I will
not say but you^might have been an
yet stooped to meet you on the field
of argument. You arc welcome, sir,
to all the consolation your self-conceit
can offer. A man, who labors under
the malignant opinion of the world, is
ready to catch at a very straw to com
fort his diseased imagination ; and,con
sidering the relation in which you stand
to sotiety, I humbly give it as my o
pinion that you have need of much self
conceit, and much self-possession. I
disclaim all knowledge of your private,
all malice towards your personal char
acter; but in your public capacity, as
editor of the " Whig," I would not
wish to conceal, because I think it my
duty, to despise you. So long asaman
substitutes rant for argument, and scur
rility for decent invective, so long he
deserves to rank no higher than a par
rot in the scale of intelligence. But,
sir, I know of no instance in which
you ever appealed to a sound head or
a feeling heart, I take it that your
wages come" from the mob; if so, we
Men, that cannot lay claim to so
high a sentiment as indignation, will
sometimes provoke our contempt; in
spite of philosophy. I am told you
chuckle at the advantage you think
you have gained over one, who never
SIR,
TO RALFHO RISIBLE.
COMMUNICATED.
MARRIED.] —ln this town, on
Tuesday evening last, by the Rev.
Dr. Shepard, Jotham Lawrence,
Esq. to Miss Caroline M. Con
ner.
DIED.] —At Kensington, oil
Thursday last, Miss Lucy Fel
lowes. ' <-
" Blest is the scene when virtue
dies."
FIRE. —On Wednesday evening
last, an alarming fire was experi
enced at Dover. We have not
learnt the particulars; but we un
derstand it originated in the office
of Mr. S. Bragg, jun. Printer of
the Dover Sun, who lost his dwell-.
ing house and all his printing ap
paratus. One or two more dwell
ing houses and as many stores were,
we understand, at the same time
consumed.
on a false suggestion; I now repeat
the accusation, with this addition, that
you have attacked the printer out of
pure vexation, because you wished to
injure somebody and could not injure
me; and for the truth of this I appeal
to the publick.—But what, sir, are
you contending for? Do you wish I
should acknowledge the merits of the
" Pickeroniad" " a poem in manu
script I never saw" ? You say that I
" made a foolish attempt to satirize
it, and, at the same time, say I
" never had a glimpse at it." Where
sir, did you study logick ? Fie! Mr.
Risible, you will serve poorly for an
author, if you put yourself on the de
fensive, so long before you are attack
ed. It is certainly a strong presump
tion against the " Piekeroniad, a po
em in manuscript, from which your
own party expect " considerable hu
mor, some wit, and much nonsense."*
Fie! Mr. Risible, retire more within
yourself, and do not call hard names
so much at the expense of your judg
ment.
.Petion has always avowed great in
difference as to retaining the Execu
tive Power. The probability, there
fore, is, that the present difference a
riscs from a discovery that Rigaud is
an agent of Bonaparte. E.C.H. B.
distinguished writer, " be persuaded
not to attract unnecessarily the atten
tion of the publick to a characte
that will never pass without censure,
only when it passes without observa
tion." For my own part while I re
m ain, as I ever must, your superior,
in love of country, and, I believe, in ev
ery thing that adorns the man, I shall
be proud to be called
DR. CAUSTIC'S MINION.
* Trenton True American. „&*•*
From London accounted ap
pears that Bonaparte has issued a
new Commercial Decree of a most
singular nature. QAe of its oddest
features is the following:
" All merchandize of whatever
description, the produce of the En
glish manufactories, which are at
present in France, or in any country
(without exception) where French'
troops are stationed, shall be pub
lickly burnt."
Capt. Sanborn, who arrived in town
on Wednesday from Aux-Cayes, via
the Vineyard, left the former place on
the 17th Nov. and informs, that a civil
war had broke out between Petion,
who had been President for many years
and Rigaud, (Commander in Chief of
the Army of the South,) who had
been elected President. The former
refusing to submit to the authority of
the latter, Rigaud had marched at the
head of 3000 troops against Petion,
who was at Miragoane.
A vessel arrived at Charleston,
(S.C.) on the 12th inst. in 38 days
fr. Madeira, states, that while there
several ships of war and transports
passed, destined to cooperate with
the squadron already in the Eastern
Ocean, in an attack upon the Isle
of France.— Rep.
Capt. Marschalk of the ship Ceres,
from London, was informed on the 4th
of November, at Gravesend that the
Princess Amelia was dead.
I now take leave of you, I hope for
ever; but first I cannot forbear giving
you a little advice. In the words of a
Expedition against thelsle of France.
FROM ST. DOMINGO.
Singing School.
The subscriber pro
poses opening a school at the Court
House for the purpose of instructing
the young Ladies and Gentlemen
of Exeter, in SACRED MUSIC.
Should he meet with sufficient encourag
x ment, he will commence on the evens
ing of first January. Hours of at
tendance, from 6 to 9 o'clock oh Tues
day and Friday evenings of each week.
Terms, one dollar and twenty.five cts.
per quarter; the instructor furnishing
wood and candles.•
DANIELRANDLET.
Exeter Bank.
THE Stockholders of the Exeter
Bank are hereby notified, that the
annual meeting for the choice of Di
rectors, will be held at the Bank on
Monday the 7th day of January next,
at 2 o'clock, P. M.
JOHN ROGERS, Cashier,
Exeter, Dec. 24, 1810.
EXTRACTS,
From London papers received tit
New-Fork.
LONDON, OCT. 28.
We understand, by letters fronf
the Cape of Good H^pe, that the
estimated value of the property
taken at Bourbon, is between 3 8c
400,0001.
OCT. 31.
The building adjoining Sr
George's Chapel, Windsor, called
Cardinal Wolsey's Chapel, was
some time since filled with lum
ber, although it had been un
derstood that his Majesty intend
ed to have a vault made there for
the interment of the remains of his
family ; however, within these few
days the lumber has been taken out
of it, and windows put in. On Fri
day, as some labourers were em
ployed in digging an archway in
Cardinal Wolsey's Chapel, they
discovered a coffin; the wooden
one was decayed, but the leaden
coffin was in a very good state of
preservation. On opening it, the
contents proved to be a* woman
wrapped up in waxed canvass, of
50 folds, and a child, in a very
high state of preservation, in spirits.
It was supposed to be the Queert
of Edward the IVth, and one of
her children. It was kept open
till 'Monday, when it was obliged
to be soldered up.
'Hess and affliction, and continues to
occasion great terrour to all the in
habitants of this island. On the 11th
at ten P. M. slight shocks of an earth
quake were felt at intervals of a few
minutes for four hours. During this
time the inhabitants, under the influ
ence of alarm for their personal safety
as well as property, were running tb
and fro in the greatest distress. Be
tween two and three, a dreadful rock
ing was experienced throughout the
whole island ; several houses, unable
to resist its violence, were thrown
down, and many others were greatly
damaged—and such persons as sought
safety in the open air were dashed to
the ground. On the 12th at mid-day^
a hollow rumbling sound was heard,
the clouds gathered, and, the wind waff
hushed into silence ; the rocking re
turned, and in a few minutes after the
village of Cozas, situated on a plain,
comprizing 22 houses, was swallowed
up, and in the spot where it stood a
lake of boiling water gushed forth.—
Many of the unfortunate inhabitants,
who had previously retired to the ele
vated ground, beheld the sight with a
degree of horror and amazement which
enchained all their faculties : their
whole property swept away in a few
minutes, and in the place where their
once beautiful gardens and flourishing
orchards stood, nought now appeared
but a vast expanse of water! About
32 persons it is calculated, have lost
their lives by this awful and calamitous
event, and cattle and property to a
considerable amount destroyed. A great
degree of alarm continues to pervade
the whole island, as on the east side an
orifice has been discovered, resembling'
the crater of a volcano, and out of
which flames occasionally burst thro'.
Hitherto they have been unaccompa
nied by an ejection of volcanic matter."
On Sunday a seizure was made at'
Harwich, of gold to the amount of
20,0001. illegally shipped for exporta
tion on board a vessel in that port.
Extract of a letter, dated “ St. Mi
chael (Azores) August 24 —One of
those dreadful phenomena never wit
nessed in your country has plunged
^any here in unspeakable wretched.
EARTHQUAKE.