The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-12-16 00:00:00, page 1

The Republican Ledger..
PORTSmUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY NUTTING & WHITELOCK, MULBERRY LANE, ADJOINING ROUSSELET's MUSEUM. „ ,
NUMBER 17. —VOL. If.)
“ WHEN YOU SHALL THESE DEEDS RELATE, SPEAK OF THEM AS THEY ARE ; NOTHING EXTENUATE NOR SET DOWN OUGHT IN MALICE."
NEW GOODS,
At Wbakfak ^Retail.
fr^'wes
BENJAMIN BRIERLEY,
Late of-rbt Firm rs
Lang, Brierley, ^ Co.
Begs leave to inform bis Friends and
& P&c that he is sass arrived from .
Europe wdb a very general afforiment of
Fatitv, Fashionable and Staple
GOODS,;
Which are now opening, and.for sale either
By Wholesale er Retail,
for Cash or Short approved Credit,
At the fare on Spring-Hill, nearly fffae
Afr. Peter Coffin's. ~
T^E ASSORTMENT CONSISTS OF
White and color'd Baizes and
Flannels; Spotted Swanlkins; Ratteens ;
Plains ; Kerfo; Eureft, Elallic and Broad j
Cloths ; Coatings ; Duffilsg Kerfymeres,l
and Swandowns.
)A variety of . ,
Color'd, ftrip'd & plain Durants ;;
Calamancoes ; Wildborts ; Tammies; Shal-:
loons ; fancy printed and black Florentines ;
Camblereens, and cloak Cambists ; Cordu
roys ; Thiekfets ; plain and fancy Velvets ;
stay Cords ; Dimities ;. Martinets ; fame
beautiful white & printed Marseilles Quilt
ing ; a few pieces of very fine cotton Shirt
ing, and a general assortment of Irifli Liri-
Chintzes of every description ;
Cotton Checks and Stripes ; Ladies', Men's
,nd Boys' Beaver Hats all sizes and prices ;|
silk, cotton and worsted Hosiery ; silk, cot
ton and leather Glovesextra lengths ; a few;
dozen open work, white arid colored Cotton
ditto.'
'AgreOTfo&yrf „ '
White, color'd, netted and fringed
Camels hair Shawls, from 7s. to 245. cot
ton, linen and cambric pocket Handker
chiefs ; black and fancy silk do. and Shawls;;
sewing Silks; Twists; Threads ; knitting
and mending Cotton ; black and color'd
Gallooms ; Shoe & quality bindings ; round
and flat Bobbins ; Tapes ; mould and wire
jhirt buttons ; Ferrets ; cotton and (ilk Bra
dells ; white and chintz Bed Lace ; Line &
Taffelsto match ; white & color'd Fringes.
An extenjive assortment of
Book, Jaconet, plain, figured and
ftrip'd Mullins ; Cambric Mullins from 556
to 12s. per yard ; a few pieces at the new
est fafhon spotted and Itriped ditto ; Likewise
9-8 thin cambric for gentlemen's Necker
chiefs. #
Black, green and crimson Mohair;
Pinches ; black and color'd silk Velvets for
Ladies' Bonnets; a few Squares rich black
Velvet for Shawls.
An elegant affortfent rs
Ladies' Hats arid Bonnets of the
newest faction, trimmed and tintrimmed.
Fafhionabfc Mufeand Tippets ;
Fur Linings for Shawls ;' Italian Crapes of
all colors ; Cotto#, silk and Olver Trim-,
mings.
A great variety
Fans; a,few very elegant dress do./
Fancy Feathers and ritimes ; Wreaths and
, Ladies Cap Bands; white and black Laces,
Edgings, and Veiling.
Ladies? Slippers, Shoes & Clogs,
of all kinds ; a few with cork soles ; Floss
and silk Rofetts to match.
: =_- — ; ;
And per thejbi, Nancies, Capt. Lunt, jufi ar
rived from Liverpool, is received,
A general assortment of
hardware & plated;
GOODS.
Which with a few Boxes of
Men's low pric'd HATS,
' will be fold wholefald only.
The GOODS having been chof- I
en by himfelf at the manufactories, and
bought with ready money, he presumes will
enable him to Serve his friends on the belt
terms,‘i^ zh»^>^% % ^ '
Porrfmouth^ Nov. 17, iSop. \;
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1800.
Congress of the United States.
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WEDNESDF, NOV. 26.
The PRESIDENT'S REPLY to the SENATE.
Mr. President, and
Gentlemen ts the Senate,
FOR this excellent address, so tefpe&fu|
to the memory of my illustrious predecelfor r
which I receive from the Senate of the U
nited States at this time, and in this place,
with peculiar fatistattion, I pray°you to
accept my unfeigned acknowledgements.
W th you I ardently hope that permanence
and liability will be communicated as well;
to the government itfelf as to its beautiful;
and commodious feat. With you I deplore
the death of that hero and sage, who bore fol
honourable and efficient a part in the eftab
liihment of both. Great indeed would have
been my gratification, ifhis feene of earthly[
happitiefs had been complected ty feeing
the government thus peaceably convened at
thjsplace, hitnfelf at its head;. But while
we fobmit to the decisions of Heaven, whofe'
councils are inscrutable to us, we cannot but
hope , that the members of Congress, the offi-'
cers of government, and all who inhabit the
city or the country will retain his virtues ini
lively recollcaion, and make his patriotism,
morals and piety modes for imitation. , ,
I thank you gentlemen for your assurance;
that the several fubjeasfor Legislative con
sideration recommended in my communica
tion to both Houses Ihall receive from the!
Senate a deliberate and candid , attention.
With you, gentlemen, I: frncerely depre
cate all spirit of innovation which may wea
ken thefacred bond that connb&s the dif
ferent parts bf this National Government,
ahd with you I trust, that under the protec
tion of Divine Providence, the wisdom and
virtue of our citizens, will deliver our na
tional compel unimpaired, to a free, pros
perous, happy and greatful pofterity.=-Tc
this.end it is my fervent prayer, that in this;
city, the fountains of wisdom may be always ;
open, arid the streams bf eloquence for ever
flow. Here may the youth of this extenfire
countiy for ever look up without disap
pointment, not only to the monuments and
memorials of the dead, but to the examples ;
of the living, in the members of Congress
and officers of Government for finished
models of all those virtues, graces, talents ,
and accomplishments, which coriftitute the ■
dignity, of human nature, and lay the only
foundation for the prosperity or duration of
empires;
JOHN ADAMS.
City of Wafaingion,) i
Nov. 26, 1800. <
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ANSWER of the Houses Representatives to the
f Prefdelft's Speech.
To the President of the United States.
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THE House of Representatives have re
ceived, with great refpea, the communica
tion which you have been pleased to make
to the two houses of Congress, at the com
mepcement of the present fellion.
The finaleftablifhmeSt of the feat of na
tional government, which has now taken
place, within the diftri& of Columbia, is an
event of no small importance id the political
tranfadions of our country ; and We cordi
ally Hhfre bur wiffies With youts, that this
territory may be the residence of happiness
• and virtue.
Not can we, on^his occasion, omit to ex
press a hope, that the spirit which animat
• ” the great founder of this city, may de-]
fee nd to future generations, and that the
wisdom, magnanimity & steadiness, which
marked the events of his publiclife, may be
imitated in ill fircceetfing ages.
A consideration ofjhofe powers which
have been verted in congress over the dirt ri&
of Columbia, will riot escape our attention,
inor shall we forget, thit in exercising these
powers, a regard must be had to those events
which will rieceffarialy attend the capital of
America:'
The cheerfulnefs arid regularity, With
which the officers arid soldiers of the tempo
rary army h,ve returned to the condition of
private citizens, is a testimony, clear and
conclusive, of the purity of those motives,
which induced them to engage in the public
Tty-vice, and will remain a proof on all fu
ture ocCafioDSthat an army of soldiers, from;
the ertizens ,of our country, deserves our|
confidence and refped. ';,% °x
Nb fubjed can before important, than 1
that bf the Judiciary which you have agein!
recommended to our ©moderation, arid it
Ihall receive our early & deliberate attention.
I^hc Conflittttftm of the United States
having confided the management of our
foreign negociat ions to the rontroul„'of the
executivepawer, we cheerfriMy submit tofts
decisions on this important fubje&. And
in refpea to the negociations now hinging
with brtfhce we sincerely hope that the final
• refill may prove as fortunate to our country
as the most ardent mind can with.
&;Usg tea predatory war is airrte pn
against out Commerce, we ihoull Sacrifice
the intertefts, and disappoint the ctpeaation
of our constituents should we, sot a moment
relax that fyltemof Maritime (feTence,which
has refuted in such beneficial effcas. At
this period it fs confidently believed, that
I few persons can be found within the United
I States, whotio net admit that a haVy,'well or
;ganized, must tonftitute the natural and effi-
I cient defence of this country againtt all for
eign hoftiiity. .. :
The progtefs Which has been- made in
the manufacture of arms, leaves no doubt
that the public patronage, has already plac
ed this countiy beyond all neceflary depen
xiancebn foreign markets, for an article so
indifpenlkbte for defence^and gives us artur-?
ances, that under ihb encouragement tyhich
government will continue to ekt^nd' to this
important <*>jea, we ihall foori rival foreign
countries not only iff the number but in the
quality of arms, completely from' bur own
manufa&o#ies.
Few everitscobld have beeh more pleading
to our conßft rights, than that great and ra
pid increase of revenue, which has arisen
trom permanent tkxes. Whilst this event
explains the gfeat and increafirig resource
bf our country; rtcarries along with it a
proof whith cannot be resisted, that these
measures rif maritime defence, which were
calculated to meet our enemy tipon the
ocean, and which have produced such exteri
tenfive protection to our commerce, were
founded in Wiftlom and policy. Tile mind
must in our opinion, be insensible to the
plainest truths;which cannot difcerh the ele
vated ground on which thik policy has plac
ed bbr coimtry. Tharnational spirit, which
alone cobid Vindicate our common rights,
:has been soused, and those latent energies,
which had not been fully known, were un
folded and brought into vitw, & our fellow
, citizens wereprepared to meet Cvery event,
' which national honour or national security
could render necessary, Nos have its effects
been much left important in other refpeCts.
Whilst many nations of the earth,Are impov
erished and depopulated, by internal com
motions, and national contests, our internal
peace has nbt been materially impaired—
our commerce his extended, under the pro
tection of bur infant navy, to every part of
the Globe—wealth has flowed without inter
mission into our Seaports, and the labours
of the Husbandman, have been rewarded by
a ready market for the productions of the
foil., . • ,<
Be afforded, Sir, that the various and im
portant fubjeCts, recommended to ohr con
sideration, ihall receive our early khd delib
aie attention, and Confident of your co-oper
ation, in every measure which may be cal
culated to pfbmote the general interest, we
(hall endeavour on otir pirt, to certify by
our induftty arid dispatch, the zeal and f(n
--: cerity With *hich we regard the public
good.
THE PRESIDENT'S REPLY.
Mr. Speaker, t . #
.And Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,
COMPELLED, by the habits of a long
life, as well as by all the principles of Soci
ety and government which 1 Could ever un
derstand and believe, to confider the great
Body of the I'Cople,as the fouitc of all Legit
imate authority, no less than of all efficient
power ; if is impossible fur me to receive this
Address, from the immediate Representa
tives of the American People, at this time,
I and in this plkce, without emotions which it
frould be im proper to exp/cfs, if any lan
uage could convey them:
May the spirit, which animated the great
founder of this city, descend to future gen
;erations, and may the wisdom, magnanimity
and fteadinefty which marked.-the events fl
his public life, be imitated ip all foctyeding
I thank you, Gentlemen, for your affur
lance, that the judiciary system (hall receive
your deliberate attention.
;With you, Gentlemen, LimGerfty hope,
the final result <fthe nefyci4ti°4s,'%
ding with Fffitl, tfoay provc as fbituhatep
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to our country, as they have been comtotor
ed with Sincerity, and prosecuted with defr
beration and caution.'
With you I cordially agree, that so long
as a predatory war is carried on against oar
Commerce, we thall facrifice the inhered,
and disappoint the,ex predations of our Con
ilitbents, should we for a moment, r^lft.
that SYSTEM OF MARITIME DE
FENCE, which has resulted in such ben?-
feial effeds. AN@h ydir, I confiderfy
believe, that few persons can be feuhxi
within the United States, who do not admit,
that a NA VY, wed organized, mtf eonfti
lute ibe natural und efficient deface of,m
ccuntfy aaainfl adforeign Hof tiiity.
1 hose who recollect the distress-arid dan
ger ta this country, in former periods, from
the want of arms, mortixult in die aflmhnce
from their Representatives, that we ffihll
loon rival foreign countries, not only in the
numbers but tn the quality of arms, com
pleted drum our own iTrarriifaaories.
With you. Gentlemen, I fully agree, that
ths great increase of Revenue, is A proof that
the measures of Maritime Defence, were
founded in wisdom: This policy has raised
us, in the efteenrof foreign nations. That
national spirit; and those latent energies,
which had not been, and are not yet fully
known to any, were not entirely forgotten
by those who had lived long enough to fee,
in former times thtir operation, and feme
of theirxffe&s. Our Fellow-Citizens wefe
undoubtedly prepared to meet every eveni,
which national honor & security could ren
der necetiaty. These, it is to be hoped, are
Secured at the chrapeft^r+d easiest rate, if
not they will be secured at md^e expense.
1 thank you Gentlemen, for tour assur
ance, that the various fubje&s, tcommend
ed by ybuT confrderation, thall receive your
deliberate attention. No further evidence is
wanting to convince me of the zeal and firi
ceriiyuhich the House of Reptefentmives
regard the public good.
~l pray you, Gentlemen, to accept of my
belt wilhes for your health and bappiriefs.
JOHN ADAMS.
Wafoingtan, Nov. 27, 1800.
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• S AVANNAS, N0F.21.
Thefollowing is an extraafrom the excellent Jpeech'
©fGov. fackJon of the State of Georgia, This
determined republican, as well as every other
patriot of '75, hafebeen called a jacobin by those
friends efflrong government, the anglo federal
ifts.
Fellow Citizens of t^e Senate,
and of the HouJe ts RefereJeniutives,
The period is again arrived at which it
becomes my duty to lay the state ofthe re
public and an account of the last year's ad
iiriniftration before you. '•.
The United States, have happily evaded a
part in the dreadful European concert, in the
course of which, millfens of fellow creatures
have beeh factificed to the manes of royalty,
•and the ambition of individuals. But altho'
we Have hitherto escaped tins declared war
fare ; a warfare alriioft as dertfu&ive has
been waged on our commerce by both lipte
powers, and on the persons of our citizens
% one of them ; torn from their country,
tnelr de^fert relatives and connexions, they
have been impressed on board Britiffi Ihips
of war cotripeWed to tight their battles, and
to aftift in the continuation of this plunder
ing system against the states they belong to.
Should, however, the armed neutrality so
much talked of, prevail, we have room for
hope, that thrit haughty nation, which jit
prefect rules the ocean, with her fiat tram
pling under foot the laws of nations and hot
piraiity as fire lifteih, would foori be reduc
ed to the necessity, as Die Was at the close of
otir revolutionary war; to relinquilh the
kingly conieft, and restore peice to the world
for which the friends of humanity must pant,
arid even the defpets df Europe Appear to
.110. Satiated with bloody Russia, Pruffift,
and it is asserted Austria, have withdraWii
from the coalition against republicanifuf:
Britlih alone: keeps up the flame, and fup
parts it by,depredations on the trade of Ml
bnations, although it cahtiot be theinfadt
of Ihe United States, that either of those
powers should altogether break down the
others it certainly is 4heir interest that they
thottid;check darn other@ld that some lim
its ffiould be fixed to the maritime power
of Britain, whose ships proudly sweep the
ndcean from the tert* the feufheen
pole, 'and it|wfe politics, inimical to <,,
^principle of government tbt monarchy,
(fold; lead ter to tttetw&WffoZt
alogue of words, theterm republic. If we