Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-02-08 00:00:00, page 3

To follow you thro' your flagrant falfehoods
We are only to follow with prominent tatts. Mr.
Jefferfon's administration is the moll upright,
undeceiving, plain, confident and limple, with a
spirit to maintain all order, and all, except use
less, eltablifhments that are a burden and no bene
fit to the people. He does not do as Papinian
does, fay one thing to-day and another to-morrow
—to wit, in Its No. 1, offer the virtues ot Col.
LANGDON to admiration ; and the next de
file him as the companion of wretches. One day
extol him for his private virtues, -nd deride him
for the companions ot his virtues. In one paper
tell you he is destitute of all triviality and virtue,
and Advocates tor their wickedness ; and in the
other that he is the exemplar of private morality
and goodness. . , ~
Mr. Jefferfon has sacredly pledged himfelf to
the Union, to restore its 101 l principle, and bring
them back to their original intention ; and he
has effectually done it (except in Connecticut and
New Hampshire) all the rest are Republican.
The molt able republican members are ir<>m Mal
fachufetts ; and the son of John Adams the lufmg
federalists opposed to one of them, in the very
town of Boston, well named the cradle ol Ke
pnblicanifm. And when once the citizens ot N.
Hampshire are so far favored as even to read both
sides, that moment the Republican Ledger, or
auv other truly republican print is read, Federal
ism like a Harpy takes wing and flies off. If the
citizens of N. H. could only read Papinian, and
Ariftophaues as they go on,it would go the whole
way by trying the truths —setting aside the Rile
and argument of these redoubted writers ; and
if Papinian is not knocked up, as Lycurgus is, we
will make a pamphlet of them, and get them
through the date, and then let the N. H. citizens
judge. So much for Col. LANGDON being the
advocate of the righteoujnejs of deception, kcc.
Whp ever read of the Righteousness of deception,
—is the man mad, or is he really fojlim a writer.
The principles he advocates are those original,
pure, independent principles upon which he set
out, goes on, and will finifh with honor and glo
ry ; and if there were but five just men in Nine
veh, fuck is the magnanimity, uniformity, purity
and independence ot his principles—instead of five
hundred in the town of Portfinouth, and five
thoyfand in the state, he would have the almost
unanimous vote, as the Republican had in Penn
'fylvania, of thirty thotifand majority. I repeat
that hour N. Hampshire is as well informed of the
noble principles and independence of a Jeffer-
SON, and the virtue of Col. Langdon, it will be
as decided—and Aristophanes has the honor to
foretel to you, you will soon fee and feel that day.
The last Sentence of the second paragraph to the
fecond.member of the application of Papinian's
firft objection, byway of implication and infer
ence, to the election of Col. JOHN LANGDON,
is as ridiculous and dittinguifhed for the literary
distribution of his fubjeCt matter, as for the infa
mous insinuation and misrepresentation that Col.
JOHN LANGDON and his friends deface the
faireft characters of the State, 1 suppose Papinian
means in the State, futh a writer !!! Will any of
vour notable writers charge me or us with de
facing fair characters of the State, by whom you
might mean Mr. Gilman and the Treasurer, you
have introduced at the top ; or in the State by
whom you might mean one or two of your firft
society ? You are so incorrect, and so bungling, it
is hard to find out what you mean—if you mean
the two former, I agree with you, they are two
of the faireft men in the State ; if you mean the
two latter, who are not of the State, but in the
State (and happy for the State if they were both
cut of the State ;) I disagree with you and fairly
tell you I confider you their hired mouth-piece ;
and for want of talents for harmony, are one of
their disharmonizers—your harmony is like your
writing, jagging and jarring; as to your ear for
harmony, (as you are a lawyer by your signature)
lam not certain if you have any.„ Mr. Gilman
is very much of a gentleman ; he is not the fa e,
unfounded cutthroat of private chaiaCterthat
your employers are—we do not look to Icribolvrs
and printers, but the infamous authors behind —
As to the Treasurer, vou know he is my relation,
and therefore want fitly to get me to offend him,
thinking me to be as lavish and unguarded as you
are in yout implication and inferences to infer one
of the belt men in this world (Col. J. LANGDON)
an infidel and a knave—is this propriety ? Now 1
will counteract you, Mr. Papinian —1 meant to
vote for your Treasurer last year, 1 was toleraoly
well informed that a vote would do some good to
the Republican canfe, and did not ; now as we
can afford to throw them away, 1 Shall vote for
him— this only Shows I prefer the Republic to the
Individual ; however he is connected With me !
and you tobch upon a firing ; that you muff get
one of your arch difharmbnizers to harmonize .
She is gone ; and you muff take more than yZy
pains to get me to forget her connections. As 1
admit Mr. GILMAN to be very much of a gentle
man, who neither propagates nor fathefs lies, and
nothing to ask from him or Col. Langdon, I respect
them both. Permit me to tell you 1 have long and
early known Colonel JOHN LANGDON and al
bis family, and all their branches ; and 1 have good
reason to pay the greatest attention and respect to
them, and to indulge a fort of pleasure in every
thing that relates to their happiness, as a family
and in every other way. Some of us were boys
together, and can, now we are Men, contradict
some Lies. ,
From what I know of you, Papinian, (for I
know you) yon are no judge of good company ;
or else 1 could freely alk you to contrast all thole
families with your MaShroerri firft society—they
are the best bred, and their manners patterns of
liberal society, good society—your fifft society it
narrow contrasted, and some of them, particularly
Sly, never looks a man in the face !—I am afraid of
running out too long a Number, for 1 have enough
for twenty numbers—l will close by observing,
whether you continue your numbers, or I continue
to answer your trafll, that Mr. Jefferson placed
4 man of ipotlef^ integrity, in the room of one
man I know to be deflitute of principle ; and Col.
JOHN LANGDON would be as destitute of prin
ciple if he were to disapprove it. The Treasurer's
fiateinents prove four millions of Dollars saved to
the United States, and prevented an inSurreCtion
11) the union from the profligate watte in the pub
lic finances if it had continued ! Mr. Paine's reli
gion is to himfelf—and Col. LANGDON cares as
little about him as you do—you ieem to make it
of great importance —no perlon but yonrfelf ever
thinks it of consequence. He is a man of ftupen
clons energies of mind, and has been Studying all
the religions disputes of disputants, and has got
himfelf into a strange, unfortunate train of mind,
that all these great men who are not divines have ;
the ^reat historians, all the very great historians,
Hume, Gibbon, and Bolingbroke—it is a fort of
erratic^ unaccountable prepoffeflion .or what they
RECENTJNECDO TE.
Tho' by laying exclusive claim to all the
Virtue and talents and Religion of the
country and by putting oh a fair exterior,
fedcralfs have deceived many honest men
and led them affray in politics, yet they
have not deluded all.—lt is with peculiar
pleasure we record the following anecdote
because it is not only literally true as it oc
curred, but it places modern foderAllfm in fn
plain a point of view as mull convince any
one of its fallacy, who will take the trouble
of a moment's refkaiorb —
A thorpugh going and very officious fed
eralift, (indeed he is worthy to be ranked in
the class of firft-rate up-to-the-hub Oppofers
of the Administration of the Government
of the Union) residing not a hundred miles
from this office, Was lately expatiating on
the virtue of federalifm and the wisdom of
Adams's administration, and condemning
Republicanism & Jefferfon with federal lib
erality, in order to convince one of our hon
est Farmers that Democracy is a " tempes
tuous sea," and the ways of federalifm plea
sant ne fs,peace and righteoujnefs Now,
fays the Farmer, suppose your favorite Mr.
Adamshad been continued president, ihflead<
of Mr. Jefferfon ; suppose he had kept up
his STANDING ARMIES, his internal
duties, his LAND TAXES, Ms /warms of
unnecessary officers, and his Eight per cent.
LOANS—pray, fir, what situation would
our Country be in at this day r- Why,
replied this advocate of modern federalifm,
the perilous times required those measures
—an Army was necessary, and Taxes and
Loans were necessary ; the situation of our
country and the infidelity of the French re
quired them ; —but, had Mr. Adams been
re-elected President, now it is Peace in
Europe, or were he President now he would
pnrfae tbo very feme measures which Jefferfon
has adopted, and the country enjoy the Jame
profpeptty and peace ! in the name of
"Common Sense," then exclaimed the Far
mer, if Mn Adams would have pursued the
fame measures, why doyou and your federal
papers help so much infamous abuse and
scurrility on Jefferfon r .
This appeal brought the federal Don Quixote
to an aukward" Crisis ;" —not even a hair
breadth eJeape was left him, he wasfruck dumb
as an oyjier. —[Concord Rep.
The extract of a letter in our paper of yester
day from Washington is the only article on the
fubjed, we have received, but it is entitled to full
credit--!aft week we had heard that the Spanish
and French ministers had delivered a note to our
government on the fubjecl of Louisiana, in which
they declare that Spain in ceding Louisiana had
full regard to exifling treaties with tte United
States, and that France as well as Spain would
ttriftly adhere to them in all tranfaaions on the
fubjett ; that the cession included Louisiana as at
present limited and did in no wife interfere with
the territory guaranteed by treaties to this coun
try. This we delayed giving and now state it as
information which although highly probable we
have no positive grounds for declaring worthy
As for Mr. Jeffcrfon, Pipinun may as well fay you and I are
not chriftians. It is no less strange than true, that it is their
prime invention againit Mr. Jefferfon. Col. JOHN LANGDON
is a good chriftian surely, and he is the Christian candidate ; and
as you all know him as well as I do, and as Papinian himfelf
docs, in his tint number, every good man will vote for him.
ARISTOPHANES.
—^CQ^*' —
Republican Ticket for 1803.
The long tried patriot
JOHN LANG DON, for Gov'r.
COUNSELLORS.
LEVI BARTLEI T, Rockingham count).
JOSEPH BADGER, Strafford do.
BENJAMIN PEIRCE, Hillsboro' do.
NAHUM PARKER, Che/bire do.
MOODY BEDELL, Grafton do.
CLEMENT STORER, for the ^ difl.
NICHOLAS GILMAN, 2d do.
JAMES GIBSON, 3d do.
RICHARD JENNESS, 4th do.
JOHN WALDRON, sth do.
DAVID COPP, 6th do.
WILLIAM FISK, 7th do.
JAMES FLANDERS, Sth do.
ROBERT ALCOCK, 9th do.
ELISHA WHITCOMB, loth do.
AMASA ALLEN, irth do.
WILLIAM TARLTON, 12th do.
JOSIAH ADAMS, Recorder of Deeds for
Rockingham County.
NATHANIEL FOLSOM, County Trcaf.
4>^ # ««s3>^<,
Call natural religion, and they are all the most
moral temperate beings themfeives, inculcating
moral duties. It is a great misfortune for them
selves, but you have nothing to do but lament it.
Mr. Paine is too independent in his circumstanced to want
reward. Tire constitution vests the President alone with the
power of pardon & emitting fines. Is it possible you can write
so much nonfence ? Do you not know the people of New Hamp
shire have difeernment enough to know this? Can you poffibiy
think to gull and dupe their understandings ? After Lycurgus was
demolished as 1 promised, how can you bring forward your Cal
lender l'e : How nkeffary, my fellow citizens, how sincerely
do I with you to read the N. H. Gazette of the ift of this month,
and the Republican Ledger of the fame day. I was the author
of both—particularly Censor, which was not an expiring throw
of Censor, but the overthrow of Lycurgus.
I am ' not to know anonymous writers, and never with them
to know me. I detest personality—but if they joltle and near
the in the race, I will try to get in.
Papiniah, I will not imagine you are Lycurgus—l wilh to
treat vou as much like a gentleman as 1 can, for my own fake.
I know not who is meant by the person lately appointed—if
it is Mr. Munroe, I know him pcrfonally, to be one of the molt
capable men in America ; and has received public marks of
public confidence in all the various important Rations he has so
ably filled. Affertibns dlohe without the instances fill up the
measure of Papinian' sfalling off number.
SENATO RS,
implicit credence : it is by no means unlikely
that Inch a commUnica ion has been made—the
relative Situation of this country of Spain mull
ever render it an object of firft importance to the
government ot the latter to cultivate a good un
derstand with us, and if Louisiana Should be colo
nized by France, policy at lealt will produce a
Similar disposition op her part. In the mean time
thrmiffiou of Mr. Munroe is an act of found pru
dence, the late affair at New-Orleans and the cer
tainty of the ceflion of Louisiana render it neces
sary that every thing of doubt or that may create
it hereafter Should be cleared away. The only
objection heretofore dated by the federalists to
M, Munroe's mission is the uncertainty of the
iflue, and the intermediate loss to our weftero
brethern : the wiseacres augur unfavourable from
the million of Mr. Munroe, and truly because he
was recalled from his million to France, but no
one perhaps is more fitted for such an inportant
undertaking than that gentleman, and the conclu
sion drawn from his ministry in and recall from
the French republic is unjust and unfounded :
then he had a factious miniitry in his country to
contend with, the fecretry of Slate, instead of con
fining himfelf to official matters of bulinefs, filled
his letter with denunciation against the very gov
ernment and people With whom Mr. Munroe had
to treat, all his efforts for the preservation of peace
between the two countries were misrepresented
here, so ardent was he to prevent hostilities that
he drew down on him the hatred of the officers of
that government by Whom he was deputed to
maintain the relations of amity arid friendship.—
Now it is far otherwise, we have no longer a
Pickering or a Hamilton, all the officers of the
government have one object the welfare of their
country, and all may rely that none of different
defcriptioris will be entrusted with missions involv
ing the peace and rights of the union.
But although federal malignity has not as yet
conjured up further objections, we may loolc for
them—reliefs and incontinent, they at one time
beflow praise, and Shortly after are lavish of their
censure. On retiring from the governor's chair of
Virginia, we ware for the moment aftouifhed at
the federal encomiums ot this worthy officer, but
the moment he is made the instrument of the pres
ent administration for promoting measures fraught
with great benefit to the union, but which when
accomplished muff mar the schemes of the oppo
sing faction, he again receives the honoring cen
sure of their writers.— Aurora of Jan. 25,
The Revenue Officers of this State fume time
since, made seizure of a sloop together with a
quantity of rum, fuppofing' the conduft of the
master and hands on board to have been illegal.
The trial was had last week at New-Brunswick;
in the coutfe of examination of witnesses, one of
essential confeqnence in behalf of the date, was
miffing. The officers of the Revenue Cutter were
informed that the witness required had just enter
ed on board a veflel bound to South River—they
immediately proceeded after, and Lon came up
with her—they ordered her to heave too, related
the cause of their pursuit, &c. Discovering no
difpofitibn in the hands on board the veflel to re
gard their orders, fired upon them ; the conse
quence of which was, Mr. Samuel Marsh received
a wound of which he has since died. The fore
going we have dated agreeable to common report.
A letter from New-Orleans, dated the ißth Dec.
received at Philadelphia, covers a Royal Order of
his Catholic Majeft, to the Intendant of Louisiana
announcing the cession to the French Republic, of
the colony of Louisiana, “ as it was held by the
French when ceded to his Majefly? This article
may be relied oh.
Philadelphia, i 3.
The Meeting of the Aliens, at the Franklin Cof
fee-Honfe, on Wednesday evening, was diltin
guifhed more for the character, talents and hand
ing of the attendants, than for numbers. It was
however as numerous as from the shortness of the
notice could be expected.
At about half pad seven Mr. P. Byrne was una
nimously called to the Chair.
Alter a short discussion a committee was elected
to prepare a memorial to Congress, which after
retiring for Come time produced one ; the prayer
of which, fubitantially goes for a repeal of the
firft clause of the present aft, and that the term of
two years residence, required in the original
naturalization law mail be restored.
As this paper seemed remarkable fur the spirit &
independence yet temperance of its sentiments,
for its elegance and fonud principles, we shall en
deavour to procure a copy at an early day tor
publication.
In the house of delegates of Maryland,
the following resolutions have been fubmitt-
<<Refolded, That this legislature highly
approve of the prompt condu& of the Presi
dent of the United States, relative to demand
ing redress from the Spanish government at
New-Orleans, for infradion of the treaty
of San Lorenzo real.
" Refolded, That the Rate of Maryland
will support such measures as the honor, the
dignity, and interests of the U States, may
render necessary to be adopted by the Presi
dent of the U. S. or by the general govern
ment, in case the just and honorable redress
demanded shall not be obtained."
Samuel White, Esq. has been chosen by
the legislature of Delaware, to represent
that Rate in the Senate of the U. States, for
6 years from March the 3d.
Several claps of Thunder were heard in Boflon
and Newburyport on Thursday last. Ibunder
was alto diftinttly heard in this town, accompani
ed with lightning, at the fame time.
The Washington Academy, at Lexington, Vir.
entirely destroyed by fire on the oth ult.
wa> uuuu AX.
The committee have returned the lixty dollars
to Mr. Bowen, proorietor of the Columbian Mu
seum, which he so generously contributed to
wp.nl the relief of the (offerers in this town.
A Mr. Spalding, trader, in Windham, Maine,
lately hung himfelf with a cod line. The week
before laftt a Mr. Holmes, of Worcester, Mass.
nearly 70 years of age, hung himfelf in his cellar.
Perkins's parent Fire Engine has been much
praised in Boston. At a Ute fire, with a lets
From a N. Jersey paper of Jan 15.
ALI^N MEETING.
Important.
To SOLD
At Public AUCTION,
On the premfes, on TUESDAY the Bth
day of February at to o'clock
A. did. if not fold before that
terne at private Sale,
A LL That valuable lot of Land
'' with the Buildings thereon, (Went
worth's (hop excepted) lituate on the eager
ly fide Chapel-(I reef, Lid land is bounded
Southerly on land of Jonathan Warner, Esq.
easterly on the fevefal lands of J. S. Sher
burne, Esq. and Mr. G. W. Wendell,
northerly by the Church Land, pn^ Wes
terly by said street, and will be fold irfth'ree
diftina Lots.
The Conditions of Sale will be made
known at time and place of Sale, by the
fubferiber.
_ Richard Low.
To be Sold at Public Auction,
On Wednesday the 16th of February,
(If not fold before at private Jale,)
A two story House
at '' e '°"'' 'P art °' '^ e '°" u >
fronting on Pleasant-street. The
terms made easy, and Welt-India
Goods taken in pay.—=For further particulars
inquire of the printer. January 25.
—
A Bargain at Auction.
On the loth infl. will be exposed For Sale, at Mr.
Langdon's Wharf, at Auction,
At 12 o'clock,
m,f>.npHE Faff failing Brig
1 GEORGE,
one hundred and twenty-seven
tons burthen, cedar sheathed 8c
well found. Mode of payment made known
-at the time of sale.
February I, 1803.
FOR SALE °
By James Withers,
At bis fore in Buck-ftrect, near the Pier.
A quantity excellent HOPS,
By wholesale or retail.
Alfoy a large Copper Kettle,
Which will contain 200 gallons, suitable
for a Distiller or Tallow Chandler,
PortJmouth, February. 8.
A Capital Chance !
For those who with to purcbace Tickets in the
SOUTH HADLEY CANAL LOTTERY, as the
wheels are enriched 5497 dols. a few Quarters are
for sale at'CHARLES PIERCE's Book-store, op
posite W. & C, Neil's, Buck-street, at 10/6 each.
power, it evidently discharged a greater quantity
of water; than the common engines, and Secure#
to him the honor as well as benefit of one of the
molt ufeiul machines ever invented.
“ A reflation of hostilities Ins taken place be
tween the King of Sweden and the Bey ot Tripoli,
tor liri months. It is expected a permanent peace
will Shortly be agreed on."
An attempt has been made to undermine the
S. Carolina Bank. The viiliaus was caught in
the action—hs name William Weathers.
An offer of all the blacks which Leclerc and
Richepaufe have feqt over to France, has been
made by the Consul to the Dey of Algiers.
Tiie following paragraph contained in a recent
letter from Turell Tuffis, Elif the American Con
sul in Surrinam.—" White I was absent, the Brit
ish resigned, and the Batavians resumed the Gov
ernment. I have been before the Provincial Gov
ernment, and was received with politeness and
refpedt, and acknowledged as Conful.'— [l'hus the
death of this Gentleman, as announced Jometime
Jince, is contradicted 6, Jubpdntial testimony, viz.
his own words.
John Quincy Adams, Esq. has been elected,
by the House ot Representatives ofMalßchufetis, a
Senator of the United States, for fix years, in the
room of the Hon. Jonathan Mason, whose time
expiars in March next.
IT is reported, that the Toulon fleet is at
sea, and has been joined by a Spanish (qua
dron, thus forming a fleet of 27 fail of the
line.
'I he intimacy bet ween the Courts of Lon
don, Peterfburgh, and Vienna, is increfing.
Ahe French have complete possession of
all Switzerland.
It is mentioned in a New-Jersey paper,
that a gentleman had difeoVered the art or
making paper from the bulks of Indian
Corn ; and that he obtained a patent ihcre
for.
COMMERCIAL.
At Jamaica, Dec. 23, Flour by the cargo 9 dote
Beef 15, Pork 16, Corn 2 dols. per bushel ; Lum
ber except Staves, low and very dull.
MARRIED] In this town, Mr. Timothy Fergu
fon/of Kittery, to Miss Elizabeth K. Damrell of
this town—Capt. Caleb Hopkins, to Miss Marga
ret Neal—Capt. Edward K.Damrell, to Miss Han
nah Mendum—Capt. William Grenough, of New
bury-Port, to Mrs. Sally Gunnifon, of this town.
DIED] In this town. Mrs. Mary Breaton, aged
77 —At Kittery Mrs. Either Leech aged 76 —Miss
Mary Furnaid, aged 39. —At Newmarket Capr.
Henry Tilton, aged 31. —At Newburyport, Mils
Caroline Livermore, late of this town, aged 18.