Republican gazette — Concord, N.H., 1801-12-03 00:00:00, page 2

5. B, instituting a fair mode of im
pannelling juries.
6. By declaring that no treaty with
a foreign nation, so far as it may relate
to peace or war—to the expenditure
of public money—or to commercial
regulations, shall be law, until ratified
by the legislature ; the interval between
such treaty and the next meeting of
congress, excepted, so far as it may
not relate to the grant of money.
7. By defining prohibited powers so
explicitly, as to defy the wiles of con
ftruHion. If nothing more should be
gained, it will be a great acquisition,
clearly to interdict laws relating to the
freedom of fpeech—of the press— and
of religion. To declare that the com
mon law of England, or of any other
foreign country, in criminal cases,
shall not be confideied as a law of the
U. States—and that treason shall be
confined to the cases stated in the con^
ftitution, so as not to be extended fur
ther, by law, or conftrudion, or by
using other terms, such as {edition,,
&c.—and,
8. By marking out with more pre
cision, the diftin& powers of the gene
ral and fate governments.
In the .Virginia Bill of Rights is ex
pressed this inestimable sentiment—
" That no Free Government, or the
blessing of Liberty, can be preserved
tb any people, but by a firm adher
ance to justice, moderation, temper
ance, frugality, and virtue ; and by
frequent recurrence to fundamental
principles." A sentiment produced,
no doubt, by the experience of this
melancholy truth, " That of men ad
vanced to power, more are inclined
to destroy Liberty, than to defend it;
—there is of course a continual effort
for its deftrudion, which ought to be
met by correspondent efforts for its
preservation.'?
These principles and propositions,
are most refpedfully submitted to my
fellow citizens, with this observation,
" That it is only when great and good
men are at the head of a nation, that
the people can expe& to succeed, in
forming new barriers to counteract re
cent encroachments en their rights :
would not be advifeabte to have the
constitution amended.
1. By rendering a president ineligi
ble for the next turn, and transferring
from him to the ligiflature, the ap
pointment of the judges, and stationa
ry foreign ministers ; making the fti
pends* of the latter to be no longer
discretionary in the president.
a. By depriving the senate of all ex
ecutive power, and Shortening their
term of service, or fubje&ing its mem
bers to removal by their conftyuents.
~ By rendering members of the
legislature and judges whilst in office
for a limited time thereafter, incapa
ble of taking any office whatsoever,
(the offices of President and Vice-Pre
sident excepted,) and fubje&ing the
judges to removal by the concurring
vote of both houses of Congress.
4. By forming some check upon
the abuse of public credit, which, tho'
in some instances ufeful, like fleets &
armies, may, like those, be carried to
extremes dangerous te liberty, and
inconsistent with economical govern#
ments.
and whenever a nation is so supine as
to Suffer such an opportunity to be
loft, they will soon feel, that" THE
DANGER WAS NOT OVER.
Edmond Pendleton.
Caroline County, Virginia, )
O&ober 5, ißor.j
NOTE— See the firft propefirion.
• The Boftoo Gatinl, is attempting a bur
lesque 00 Mr. Pendleton's propcfitioos, has
quoted this fi ft article, and defigoated, for a
very prttant (federal) question, these words,
" making the fliprad) of tbs latter, (that is, sta
tionary foreign ministers) to fa NO LONGER
dijmtioH, la the Pnfidmt." Then adds this
query—" We with to inquire of the democrats
what their Nfor means by the part of his a-.
mendment which we have printed in italic.
We fear the old gentleman turnifhes another
verification of the proverb— ,^e, a maa, ESc."
Leaving it to the reader to judge, whether
the Crattal dou not furnilh a verification of an
other prove b, and felly joftify the " old gen
tleman" in a retort of " But Old folks KNOW
yosmgfdks," &c. —we (being Democrats) with
to inquire of the federalifts, whether it is not
very likely that Mr. Pendleton had reference to
the following occurrence, which will be inferr
ed in the ^ Hifler, of John Adams' administra
tion," if his ,a„g,rijb give the hiftory compete,
viz. Geo. Washington, while President, (if
we recollea right) appointed Job* QQg Asl
ams, son of the late President Adams, as " sta
tionary foreign mioifter" at the Hague, with
an Outfit of 9000 dollars, and an annual salary
of 90 x> more— After Mr. Adams came to be
President, be preferred bis fan to Berlin in Prus
sia, (where a stationary minister was so much
wanted, that Mr. Jefferfon has abolished the of
fa as unMceJfar,) with another Outfit of 9000,
and appointed Mr. Murray to the Haggle
take his fon's place, also with an Outfit of ,000
dollars ! Making thru 9000 dollar Outfits, for
two " stationary foreign ministers !" Though
Mr. Adams may have managed this business
with much wisdom and diferetion, and with a
fhlemn regard to federal mara, ; yet, when we
(democrats) find him bellowing thru outfits on
few ministers, when two might have answered,
if he had lent Mr. Murray to Prussia ,od left
his son at the Hague, we cannot but join with
M[r. Pendleton in his proposition to have the
constitution so amended, that the " Stipends
of those stationary foreign ministers ffiall be
NO LONGER diferetinar, in the President."
We have been told, (but perhaps it may not be
so) that " Such was the correa procedure of
Mr. Adams." And if so, who could blame
him for " ©brifniag bis no* child firft ?" And
giving his eldest son a table portion, according
to the " ancient" Britilk custom of inheritance.
If the Ceafyel will turn to page 128, v. I. of
the Laws of the U. S. chap. XXII, he may fee
what Mr. Pendleton means— He may therein
find that, the President is authorifed to draw
from the treasury 40,000 dollars annually, for
the support of foreign ministers appointed by
the Prefident—PrrorU/, " the President thill
not allow to any mioifter plenipotentiary a
greater sum than at the rate of 9000 dollars pr.
annum," &c. Is not this making the fiptuds
ditaretionaryin the President? [Rep. Gz.
A GOOD THING. .
From Judge Rush's Charge to a Grand Jury
in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The Government of Youth,
IT has long been my opinion, that
the relaxation of domestic authority
is one of the most alarming symptoms
both of the degeneracy and dangers
ous situation of our country. Parents
and masters seem to have abandoned
all controul over thofe,that Providence
has placed under their care and guar
dainfhip. They seem totally indiffer
ent, both as to the company and hours
they keep and places they frequent.
The reins being thus thrown loose on
bad propensities, it is no wonder they
take the shortest road to deftruaion,
and hasten to taverns. Depend upon
it, it is a serious truth tho' not often
heard in Courts es Justice, that we
are responsible to Heaven, not for our
own actions only, but in some degree
for the actions of those who may be in#
fluenced by our example pr authority.
If we permit our children to do as
they please—to frequent what compa
ny they pieafe—and to keep what
hours they pieafe, nothing can be ex
pe&ed but that our country, ere long,
will swarm with a race of beings, that
neither fear God, nor regard man.—
Such are the incalculable advantages
of discipline over young persons, that
I have often thought (religion and a
future state out of the queftion)it would
be the height of wisdom to compel
them to oblige them to keep the most
exa& hours, to oblige them to a regu
lar attendance on the public inftitu
ftions of chriftianity, to confine them
to their own homes on Sunday, at lead
some portion of the day, apd in vari
ous other instances of a similar nature
to restrain them, if it were only to im
press them with habits of early subor
dination to private authority, in order
to lay a proper foundation of obedi
ence to public Government and, the
laws of the land.—Certainly much de
pends upon the influence of parents
and masters, to remedy the evils arising
from the multiplicity of our taverns.
It is in their power to restrain their
children and servants, and they are
bound to do it, by the strongest con
sideration that can actuate the human
bread. A regard to their own peace
and repose beyond the grave, and the
future happiness of their country, e
qually require it at their hands.
O HORRID— Most Horrid!
Lexington, (Kentucky) O&. 27.
||C Stop one of the greateJi villains that
ever disgraced human nature ! !
It must be recolleded that last spring
it was mentioned that a farmer in the
neighborhood of Drennin's Lick, had
two children : miffing; and that after
the most diligent search for many days
no tidings could be had of them. It
unfortunately happened that a dispute
had taken place between this farmer
and Alexander Bowen, who worked a
furnace at the Lick, on some trifling
affair —Bowen vowed revenge. The
two families were in the strongest has
bits of intimacy to the time of the
quarrel. The children of both fami
lies visited each other at their differ
ent habitations, to exercise their little
playful sports—-But mark these poor
little innocents' (the one being only
5 and the other 3 years old) reception
on going to their playmates—the in
human villain had then his salt kettles
boiling, and in the presence of his wife
and negro, laid hold of the youngest
and inßantly threw it into the flames;
the oldest observing the word of all
savage brutality, ran and clasped Mrs
Bowen, and implored her prote&ion,
—all was in vain—-he threatened her
with the fame fate if &e did not im
mediately defi ft, and the poor unfor
tunate child fuffered the fame agony of
its infant brother.
The murderous wretch was not yet
appeased—he threatened both wife &
negro, if ever they disclosed the hor