Oracle post — Portsmouth, N.H., 1804-12-11 00:00:00, page 1

Sup. mi'd. low pric'd Broad Cloths,
Duffils; COATING of various colors
and prices, very cheap ; Baizes ; black
and cdor'd flannels ; a variety of Vel
/ vets; a neat assortment of Callicots ;
India CALLICOES ; 20 cents yard;
18s, piece of 164 yds.; a handsome
assortment of blk. pat. LACE ; white
do. and thread ; blk. 01. lead and pup.
Cambricks ; fine COTTON for ihirting
and sheeting, some do. very low—its.
piece of 16 yds. ; Stuff Goods, &c. &c.
as are generally to be found in Dry
Goods Shops, ^LS(),
FURS for Muffs and Tippets.
English Goods, cheap.
THE Subscriber intending to dispose of his ^tock
of Piece Goods, offers t:hem at REDUCED
• PRICES. They have betn chiefly received this
Fall, and a considerate part of them imported di
rectly from the Manufacturers by him—will be of
fered at such prices as to satisfy those who will take
the trouble to call at his Shop near the Court House.
Vol. XVI.]
suitable for the present and approaching season,
among which are
Superfine Broad Cloths, ^lack Borooazrttes,
of a superior quality ; do Ruffinis,
Plala.ad ftr@ Caffimsres; Ratlin, ^d Shale to
Fashionable wolien Cords, Paun and itrip d Wilbors,
Vigonia check Veiling, Durants and Calamancoes.
Striped silk velvet waistcoat- Superfine Molskins,
i n g, Gentlemens' black and
Silk Ihag for Bonnets, white fuk Hose,
Fancy silk Shawls, do. with Lace Clocks,
Elegant 6 4 do. Superfine furniture Chintzes
Black Veiling, Common do do.
Plaid Chambray Mullins, Plain and ftrip'd Velvet,
Elegant laced Cambrics, and Velvetteens,
do, Colonade Mullins, Toilnetts and Swanflowrs,
Tambor'd. do. Madrafs and Gilla Hand
4.°4 & 6-4 book Jaconet, kerchiefs,
and Cambric Muffins, Yellow Banhenoss,
& 6-4 color'd Sarfnrt Plain, figur'd and pLri
Cambrics, Luteftring Ribbons,
Chambray Fancies, of the Italian fewiog Silke,
newest taste, 449 8 and 5 4 Cammed
Flail dark mourning, and hair Shawls, all colors
common Callicoes, Long white Kid Gloves,
Ladies' Englhh rofc color'd Ladies color'd Cotton Hole
silk Hose with lace Clocks, Gentlcmen^bhck, white
White Laces and Edgings, and flat; 6 k Gloves,
black, do. do. do Lambs wool, do.
Fancy silk Girdles, Black and-blue Gennett, &
English wht silk Gioves, mock S,ble Musts and
do. black, Tippets —Fox, do.
do. slate color, Fearnaughts,
French black, white and Coatings,
slate color'd, do. Orleans Stripes,
Cotton, do. Baizes and Flannels,
Dimities, Mixed P^^
Fancy Kid and Morocco Bare, do
SHOES Low pric'd Broad Cloths,
Dunftable Bonnets, Serges,
Black silk Velvet, 6, 7. 8, 9, 10 and 11 quar
4 4 and 64 black Jaconet, ter Role Bianketts,
and Cambric Mufl ns. him Linens,
Black and white Parifnet India Cottons,
Gauzes, Diapers,
Black Sattins, Oil Cloths,
do. Modes, White Buckram,
do. Crapes, yd, wide, Canvass for Samplers, ,
Blick' Sinchaws, and Lute- one case of Gentlemens
itiasgs,• — Hairs, of a fupenor qual-
Changeable and plumb i'T
color'd, do. Cotton U übrcllas,
Color'd Berfians, Sma.l looking Glasses, &c.
The above, together, with a great variety es
otlier articles, generally called for in an English
Goods Store, will be sold at prices, wnich cannot
fail oleasing those Ladies' and Gentlemen of town
and country that may please to call.
Respectfully informs the Public^ that he has taken
the new Brick Store No. 2, Market-street, where
he is now opening and offers For Sale, aver) ex
tensive assortment of the most
Fashionable, Fancy and Staple
Piece Goods ;
He has also fcr Sale,
13 bags best G. COTI ON ;
5 pipes best Holl. GIN ;
4 do. do. Amer. do.
BRANDY.
William Garland.
Portsmouth, December 1, 18 4.
Fresh Flour & Coals.
Now Landing from Schooner Sally, at Mr. Samuel
Hill's Wharf, and for Sale by
Matthew S. Marsh,
Superfine FLOUR & MIDDLINGS ;
COALS suitable for Smith's and grates.
JILSO,
a quantity RUM of a good quality.
Portsmouth, December 1, 1804.
& , ^ —— ——
A Premium will be given for .
Spanish Milled Dollars,
BY
REUBEN SHAPLEY.
Portsmouth, December 1.
OF ALL THE DISPOSITIONS AND HABITS WHICH LEAD TO POLIFIAL PROSPERITY, R^fG/OvY and MORALITY ARE INDISPENSABLE SUPPORTS.—Washington
— — ~ ---":- -ZXT-rm^^3mm*Mit^@m^^^^^^^^^&^B^^&^^r --;
Lemuel Draper,
New Cash S:ore.
Daniel Weeks,
No. 2, Market-street,
Has received an additional supply of
, Seasonable Goods,
among which are
CUPERFINE Broad Cloths;
U Double mill'd black and drab color'd Cassi
meres of the very best quality ; Drab Cord.
a great variety of
Silk velvet and other Waistcoating ; Black strip
ed Velvets, at 456 per yard; Duffils ; Coatings,
from ss. to 1656 per yard.
a great varieiy of
Chintzes, from isq to 3s per yard,
a large assortment of
Black, white and colored Cambric Muslins, very
cheap ; 6--4 jaconet Muslins at 256 per yard ; Italian
fond Florence Silks; India Lustrings and Satins ;
Double Sarsnets ; black patent laces at a reduced
price. a great variety ^
Mock, Sable, Gennet, and other SKINS,
dressed suitable for Muffs and Tippets ; a few low
priced MUFFS, See. ' Dec. 1.
New FLOU&
Just Landed andfor Sale by
- Sheafe,
50 barrels Superfine and Middlings
FLO U R,
from New Wheat. December 1.
IOR SREE,
A Convenient
0 Rail U lin I A. Dwelling House in Deer-
Iflfl street, now occupied by Mr. John
I , Reading," nearly opposite the
I ^&^thaai louse of Thomas Martin, Esq.
The Sale will be at Auction, on Thursday the 20th
of December next, if not previously sold at private
sale— Apply to JOHN MARCH.
November 24.
Rags.
Cash given for RAGS at TREADWELLs' Book
Store,
ORACLE POST
Henderson & Cooper,
and have taken the Brick Store, opposite Mr.
PETER COFFIN'S, Market-street, where they
offer for Sale, an assortment of
Fashionable & Staple Goods,
suitable for the present season.
JAMES HENDERSON,
WILL'AM S. LOOPED.
Henderson dr Cooper,
Inform r heir Frauds and the Public, they have re
moved to the Brick-Store, opposite Mr. Peter
Coffin's, Market-street, where they offer for Sale
the following
Fashionable & Staple Goods,
OUPERFiNE, middling, and low
G > priced BROAD CLOTHS; double milled
CASSIMERES; drab and olive COATINGS^
RATTEENS ; FEARNAUGHTS; FOREST
CLOTHS ; green and blue SERGES ; BAIZES ;
FLANNELS; ^--4, 9-4, 10-4 BLANKETS;
black and purple WILDBORES ; DURANTS ;
TAMMIES ; SHALOONS ; CALLTMANCOES;
RUBELS; MOREENS; TABOREENS; SA
TINETS ; FLORENTINES.
lafbionaHie silk Velvet Vesting; patent
VESTING ; black and olive Velvets ; Hunter's
Cords ; Men's ribb'd Satins ; MerseiilesQuiltings ;
Thicksetts ; 'black and drab patent cords.
a large assortment of
Cocoes and Chintzes verv eheap; el
egant white, It. blue, purple, and dark lead Silk
Shags ; Muslinetts ; Dimities.
Book and Cambrick . Muslins ; Cham
bray Muslins ; color'd Sarsnet Cambrics suitable for
Felices ; Muslin Handkerchiefs.
Camel's hair, purple, chintz, and check
Muslin Shawls ; linen, cotton cambric, romal, ban
dann'be and black silk Handkerchiefs.
B ! ack Luftrings ; Modes; Satins; I
talian Crapes ; Guazes ; Millinetts ; black Cypress ;
black lace Veils; patent Laces; Edgings ; silk snd 4
cotton Braces.
Men's cotton Hose ; Men's & Youth's
worsted Hose ; Men's white and black silk Hose
(laced clocks;) Women's cotton and worsted
Hose ; Women's cotton and worsted Gloves ; Fawn
and black pick nic and plain silk Gloves; long
white kid Gloves ; Men's worsted Caps ; Men's
thread and Leaver Cloves.
BEAR and JENNET
Muffs and Tippets.
IRISH LINENS,
Black Linen, suitable for Hat Linings; Brown
Hollands ; Threads ; Sewing Silks ; Bindings ;
gilt and plated Buttons.
India Cottons;
Very chrop India Chintz; Madrass Long Cloths.
a very large assortment of
Men's & Youth's Hats.
Portsmouth, December I, 1804.
THE Subscribers inform
, their Friends and the Public, that they hav^
formed a connexion in business, under the firm 0;
More-New Goods,
COPARTNERSHIP.
CHEAP.
Tuesday, December 11, 1804-
l a g''' . " e concerns of the nation ; but he him -
E""JhTAf-^n^nicatict before the highest cha
rv,. IM .Un'.on, in Which these charges are
reiterated with bitterness. Indeed this message,
It may be thought useless to say any thing on the
merits of the question, since every observation,
which can be has been made. We shall however,
remark on an argument in favor of repealing the
Judiciary svstem, which is still insisted on, though
it may have been often refuted. It has been assum
ed as a principle without exception,—that one
congress can pass no art, which the next
may not repeal.—This is not true. It has not
yet' been openly and directly asserted,that the judg
es of the supreme court can be removed from of
fice. They hold their offices during good behavior,
and are to receive a compensation for services de
termined by congress, which the constitution de
clares shall not be diminished during their contin
uance in office. Will any one say that a succeed
ing congress can declare that a preceding one be
trayed the trust reposed in them, by granting too
high salaries ; and therefore that they can and will
diminish them ? Here there is one case, where con
gress cannot abrogate the act of their predecessors
without violating the great National compact. A
nother is the salary of the President ; it cannot be
altered during the term of his Presidency. This
principle then cannot apply to the Judges of the In
ferior courts, for the constitution declares, "the
Judges, both of the Supreme and Inferior courts,
shall hold their offices during good behavior." They
are in the same situation. But it is triumphantly
retorted, the inferior are the wort of congress, the
supreme court is that of the constitution : conse
quently the Judges of the former may be deprived
of their offices. This however, is in express con
tradiction to the passage, we have recited, which is
explicit rind unequivocal. The only reason, why the
Inferior courts, as well as the tffipreme, were not es:
tablished by the constitution, was an impossibility
that its framers could determine, what tribunals of
justice, this widely extended and rapidly increasing
continent would afterwards require. They there
fore were necessitated, from the imperfection ofhu
man nature, to intrust to congress the power of estab
lishing inferior courts, presuming from the many
checks, which exist in the organization of that body,
it would not be abused. Hence then the argument,
founded on the abuse of power, can have no force.
It is a solecism in language to say, that a govern
ment can be formed without giving power to its con
stituent parts. It is equally good reasoning to say,
the President and Senate may misuse the treaty
making power, therefore it is not vested in them ;
mr.Jefferson may appoint bad men to office, there
fore he can make no appointment. But it is still in
sisted, in the last cases, stated, abuses may be cor
,rected, but in the other, are without remedy, if the
Judges of the Inferior courts cannot be removed.
They may be corrected in all cases ; since, if the
members of the Legislature betray the interest of
their constituents, they may be soon deprived of
their legislative capacity by our shortly returning
periods of election. Though more judges may be
rather than Speech, as if even the relicts of former
modes of proceeding were to be destroyed, and him
self desired to become the humble imitator of that
miserable despot, Buonaparte, was the tocsin of war,
the word of command, directing the artillery of de
struction be levelled against important act of the
faithful adijrinistration of Washington and Adams.
This command has been but too strictly obeyed ;
for nearly every work, of the laborious care of form
er Governors, has successively fallen—The mint
establishment alone has with difficulty survived the
desolating storm, from the pride of inr. Jefferson's
retainers.
ami most beautiful column of the Constitution, the
Judiciary fatally levelled with tha dust. The flood
gates of vice and iniquity opened in the repeal of
the naturalization law, and the encouragement held
forth to foreign desperadoes to infest our shores.
The system of the internal taxes, formed with great
care and expense, destroyed, that the luxury of the
rich might be untaxed. We shyll therefore notice
only those parts of the message, originating the par
ticular measures, which have been mentioned.
It is unnecessary to pass any time in an examin
ation of the sentiments of the message , separate
from what we must bestow on the acts, passed in
consequence of it ; for in the first Congress, after
the presidents of mr. Jefferson, we shall find the
work of ruin nearly completed. The army and na
ve were reduced to a name, unfit for the purpose
either of defence or offence. The first, and grand,
^tom.^, ra^
From the centinel.
H . TEYILWOF
J3& t:r§ON\ ADMINISTRATION^
..'"'- : No. IX.
haie now arrived at the Close ,f.the year
1, Olffwlu^ the ,President sent his first message to
<>)%:?& ' 'orgetlul of the dignity -of his station,
mr. J # Azr„i permitted it to come from his hand
an imfctive against ids predecessors.\ It did net
suffice or the hirelings of His # patty to accuse the
former officers of government, of every kind of cob
ruptior ,A want of faith, and integrity in the man-
The first act, that arrests attention, is the repeal
of the law, establishing the Fnferior Courts, which
has violated the constitution, taken away its sub
stance, and left nothing but the name, to be the sport
of contending factions.
In his message, the President says, "the Judiciary
system of the United States, especially that portion
of it, recently erected, will of course present itself
to the contemplation of congress." This was the
signal, obeyed by far. Brackenridge in his motion,
made January 7, 1802, for its repeal. About the
beginning of March, tile repeal was effected, not
withstanding a powerful, and without comparison,
eloquent opposition of the friends of the constitution;
an opposition, which the partizans of the measure
could not answer, and which they overcame only by
superior numbers. At this time those Liliputian
ties, which mr. Jefferson had threatened in his let
ter to Mazzei, were broken. The long and anx
ious wish of his heart was accomplished, and a
precedent set for still greater inroads on the char
acter of our liberties. Indeed it has placed the legis
lature bevend the fear of restraint. The legislative
body have the same constitutional right to say no
National Judiciary shall exist.
Political Miscellany.
M^ratanl Robespierre profeffed unbounded friend
fllip for the people. Marat, in the beginning of
of his political career,was the editor of anewfpaper,
which he entitled "The Friend of the Peo
ple ;" and which is fajd to have been fluffed with
flattery to them, as well as with invectives against
those men in authority, whom he wished to sup
plant. The very title of that newspaper, “ The
FRIEND of the People," was enough to give
it unbounded credit and currency. '• We will
have Meat's paper, (ay the multitude) for he is
our friend—-he says so himself."—" Success to
MARAT, ROBESPIERRE AND ABSALOM
" Ills words were softer than„oil, yet were the
drawn Swords." king david.
jA.MAN, because he is a cunninger animal,
bridles and laddies bis horse, and then mounts him
and rides upon his back ; and just so a subtle, m
trigu'% ambitious fellow, by reason that he is
more cunning than the people, will bridle and
saddle and ride them. Every fkilful jockey knows
how to manage a reftiff or high mettled horse. He
firfi strokes, soothes and coaxes him ; then, with a
sudden leap, he feats himfelf well on'the saddle
—after which, the poor animal is at his mercy, and
by means of the bit, the spur and the thong, is
made to know and submit to his rider. Thus, a
fly demagogue will flatter the people, till he has
riveted his yoke upon their necks or has mounted
snugly upon their fliouldm and then he curbs and
reins them with a bridle, whips them with histhong,
or even plunges his spur into their sides, as belt suits
his purposes.
appointed by their aid, thanthe state, of society, or
tie concerns of the nation, may require ; yet this
was contemplated, to be a less evil, than to render
teem dependent bn the legislature, \vhich is effec
tually the case, if the repealing act is constitutional;
Once each tuccehive Congress may change a pre
ceding. .h<aftJ inns t ffA the removal of the
ju^g-s from office. As soon however asthey Re
dependent, no man can kn re what the Lw R,
or whereto obtain rights The patent would
crufo the poor, and he, who ought to be an equal
difenfer of justice, would tremble at the nod n! a
powerful mitor, whole influence rm, lit prevent the
continuance of iris offices The least evil was there
fore wifely cooLn, as it is impolhbe for hu nan'
wifiiom to institute a government, tree from deleft.
How pleating this mrafare was in contemplation
to the mind of Mr. Jetton *fa',be inferred from
his collection of the cases, which had been deter
mined, and were then depending in the federal
court. In his meffige he informs Concrete, he had
caused to be procured, from the several States, an
exact statement of cases decided, fince'the
firft effablifhment of the courts, and cases, which
were unadjudged, when additional courts an 'judg
es were called in to their aid. But unfortunately
for him his statement was found to be contik r ,b,
varient from truth. That a man should miftakein
the ordinary concerns of life excites no furprize.
But that the President, profeffing to give informa,
lion to the collected wisdom of the nation, for <he
purpose of informing its judgment on a comcm.
plated measure of the higheftimportance to the
country, (hould be incorrect, can Scarcely be attri
buted to any thing, but a design to deceive.— Want
nt time cannot be alleged in excuse for bis incor
reanefs. It teem, to be the complation ofa favo
rite measure, long determined, if opportunity should
ever permit ; a design, which in the fulnefs of his
heart he had before communicated to a confidential
friend ; an intention to destroy that form of the En
gl.fh conftuution, which was attempted to be i:r
poled on him by an Anglo monarchic ariftocratico
fadion, as he was pleated to call Wafoingt. n and
his adherents in opinion. Indeed he has the fatis
faaion of beholding the accomplishment of the
purpose of his foul, if the prolped of the future
(livery of America under iome fortunate usurper
can afford him fatisfiaion.
The repealing of the law, elablifliing the courts,
and the vacating of the commissions will hereafter
he an important period in the American foftory.
Ihe progress of empires has ever been from fru
gality to luxury, and luxury has beenthe parent of
vice and faction. When therefore the country
fa ill have become corrupted, ano virtue loft her in
fluence on the heart, then may we expert to reap
the harvest of the labors of me Present ;a har
vest of death and defoUtion through set nes of blood
to tlavery and despotism. As soon as party fnall
acquire new flren gth in Congress, the supreme
court will be iwepiaway,as obftfu&ing the! hemes
of interest and ambition. The repeal of the infe
rior courts wi|be plea as a precedent for that of the
supreme court. Nothing will remain free from the
rapacious grasp of faAion, until the last tractsof
our noble inftitutiuns fliall be completely oblitera
ted. The real patriot will sincerely deprecate the
approach of the day of evils, and devoutly pray,
that it may be distant countless ages ; but hie prayer
and exertion will be vain. Unless human nature
fnall be renovated, and the passions of men defray
ed, it must arrive. If then the friend of his<no
try ask, who firft violated the confiitution ? Ths
answer mull be Jefferfon. Who firft infringed the
sacred right of election by attempting to influence?
—Jefferson. Who made to flow the firtoms of
blood, through which the nation has waded ? Jef
ferfoH. Who has caused the diftruaion of liberty
and so conduaed the affairs of the nation, that the
chains of despotism are riveted on us—The answer,
mull fill be Jefferfou. HUME.
SPURIOUS PATRIOTISM
NUMBER 11.
H Further Exposition cf,
IN THE INSTANCES OF
[No. 12.