The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-05-06 00:00:00, page 2

& V From the Independent Chronicle.
( MR, RHOADES
LET those who so much with the destruction of
' the French Republic—Who ate solacing the public
mild with the profpedt of the ill success of the
,' French Revolution—who are perpetually harping
upon the Friendship of Great Britain, as if the
® whs the best prove&cr of our independence—who
affed to cenfider the late French king, and not the
& French Nation, as the Friend of Republics, and of
the United States—who repeatjn every direction,
that the fafety of our Republic depends npon the
, restoration of the French Monarch ! Let persons,
Who thus amuse themselves and others, read the
following Anecdote of Bertrand de Motteville, in
' his Memoirs of the French revolution, published
in London, in the^^
'? « WHEN Mr. Bertrand de Motteville was ML
-nifter of Marine of France, in Feb. 1792, duriff
4 the contelt between the king and the National
^^^^^
, through Mr. Leger; adminiftrateur civil of France,
'in India demanding 6000 French troops, and of
fering to pay their tranfportatioji, eloathing and
MR. RHOADES,
IN latt Saturday's Centine! it is said, that «a
bove twenty culprits have' been indifted by the
grand jury at the Circuit Court, now fftting in
Philadelphia—among them are the noted Fries,
Cooper and Duane, printer of the Aurora."^
* < REMARKS.
Impartiality ought ever to be the chara&eriftic
of government —arid we hope this, will al ways be
the prominent feature in the federal fyltem. Ma
ny printers, (on what is called the republican fide
ofthe question,) have been prosecuted within a
few years—and could we observe the fameconduft
pursued against the aristocratic, or monarchical
fide, we should readily, concede to the principle
of impartiality. However,mot to charge the ad
/ minittfators of our Judiciary with partiality we
cannot but notice, that Porcupine, and Mr. Fen
no, Editor of the Gaz. U. S. have been totally
free from such prosecutions, while one of them in
particular, is constantly purfifing a Grain of invec
tive, not only against the President, and other
constituted authorities, but against the Constitu
tion itfelf—notwithftanding which, they are un
noticed, and the pens of those authors are permit
ted to propagate their disorganizing principles
with impunity. Does this show an impartial con
datt towards culprits ? The violent and outrage
ous attack on our government by Fenno, in com
paring the State Legislatures to a “ litter of pigs
the indecent reflections on the President for fend
ing Commiffioueri to France ; are they not as great
intuits to the* U. States, as the publications of
' those, who are now fuffering under the penalty
of heavy fines and* imprifoaments ? While they
'are thus'fligmatizing our fyfiem of government,
' < and attempting to bring into contempt the mea
fures of the Executive, they have the fatisfattion
of laughing at their brother printers, while peep
ing through the grates of a prison fraud can in
dulge the pleasure of viewing their families im
poverished, and probably ruined. These things are
worthy the conffieratioa of the public, and ouQt
to lead them to an inyeftigmtion of tb^real c^fe
of fuch feemingprtidl prosecutions. It is beca^fe
', Porcupine feels a security in the influence of a
British party .Methin the United States, or that
Fenno contemns the energy of the Judiciary as
applying to his particular crimes ? This fobjett
may at a “ future day'' become a fetioUs point of
investigation ; arid when full vengeance is execut
ed on the twenty culprits, (mentioried in the Cen
tinel) it may then be proper to draw the analogy
between Porcupine, Fenno, and others, to the
- treatment they have experienced.
IMPARTIALIS.
la every nation where the press is attacked, lib
erty is in danger. The difeovery of the art of
printing is more closely connected with the politi
cal progreffi >n of the work!, and the dellruftion
of won irchy, than any thing that human invention
has heretofore developed, whoever will take the
trouble of a recursive view of the history of the
• four latt centuries, will difeover the Hrongeft evi
dences of the truth of this affection. Every thing
§ valuable in the character of a man, has been the.
object of scrutinizing examination. Every thing
ufeful in political arrangements, has received a
shire of individual and public attention through,
the channel of the press. This great inftrumentys
tne polar (tar towards which the political pilot
ought to direct his vessel. ft is' the fvurce of his
hopes, and muff eventually constitute the comple
tion of his withes. ; , '.
The increase of'republican sentiment, the dif
futidn of knowledge, and the gradual decay of
that uureafouable attachment, that stupid adher
ence to monarchy, and the ultimate renovation of
the character of man--These will be amongst the
necellary and unavoidable fruits of the difeovery
of an art so important in its nature, and benefi
cially productive in its coufequences, In vain do
we boast of the purity of ancient republics— In
vain do we attempt to confer upon the improve
ments of former ages, an unmerited applause, the
faCt is notorious it is incontrovertible, and the
molt fubttantial foundation for the progress of
liberty, and the"general amelioration of human so
ciety, is to be referred to the difeovery of printing,
the liberty of the press, and the Scientific combin
ation neceflarily resulting from this sacred and in
' valuable resource. The legislature of any coun
try that attacks the liberty of the press, has alrea
dy offered up upon the altar of public difgrace,the
refpettabdity of its own character. It has com
menced the facrifce of general felicity, and is a
bout to immolate the purest virtues, the highest
improvement, and the real interests of society.
This country has much to dread from this
fonr.ee ; attempts have been already made to re
train the liberty of the press. Fellow citizens,
look well to your true inter'efts, look well to the
character and conduct of those men with whom
these measures have originated. Can you believe
that man to be worthy of your fu fffage.who will
oppose that great principle, the liberty of the
press, and whole political conduct in general,leads
to an augmentation of public taxes, and the def
truttion of that republican principle, without
which do free state can long exist ? Recollect that
you{ political evils are to be removed through
the channels of new elections ; be firm therefore
at your poll at the ensuing election, and republi
canism will be completely triumphant.
From the Independent Chronicle.
From the American Citizen.
Some of the greatest mifehiefs which man
kind have sustained, are derived from the
unhappy intermixture of the religious min
istry with temporal authority. The wars
Vnd persecutions, the oppression and Ha
tred occasioned by uniting the haflfdhs of
the world with the concerns of another life,
are terrible to reflect on. The founders 6f
our happy form of government saw very
clearly, the necessity of guarding agai'nft such
an irrational and fatal union. ''
Our conftittition therefore wifely guarded
against the dangers which might arise; from
any attempts to fetter the confeience, to
drive men from particular creeds, or to make
room for intolerance by the eftablifhmertf of
a national church. The elegant and admi
rable Strabo, who flourished cotemporary
with Augustus and Tiberius, obfervea in
his sagacious remarks on the prejudices of
various nations, that man is so prone to su
perstition that he is more easily gdvern^d
through that medium than by any other
means. The illimitable variety of the
heathen theology, the 'ignorance of
mankind at that day, and the pre-eminence
which letters gave to a few learned, no
dortbt rendered the great body of nations
more vulnerable to superstition than^can be
supposed probable in modern times, and un
der a religious institution more rational,
more benevolent, and better calculated; if
pra&ifed in its genuine spirit, to maWmea
love each other and do no evil.
Unfortunately what our law difeounfe
nahces, private Cabal endeavors to eftablilh.
A member ofCongrefs remarkable "for his
tiresome loquacity, and for being the despis
ed instrument of his party, had the audacity
to declare to a Virginian gentlemen lately,
that the„Upitea States would never dty frntil
there was a national church. In Nety En
gland the leaders of sects have united, & laid
their former animosities aside ! But for
what ? To consolidate a clerical ifftereft
which might predominate ovqr political
measures, and fubferve thereby worldly and
family views. Conduct like this, Would
seem to encourage the opinion that what
Strabo applied to the Barbarians of ife firfl
age was equally applicable to the .most t^-
ligbtened of the present. For, it will be
readily seen, that it is not religion, as it was
declared by Chriji and the Apofle, whig! is
thus made a political engine of, sut anabufe .
and perverfiori of that religion which tacul-j
cates charity to all men—forgivenefs of in
jury, love of our neighbours as ourselves.— :
What blasphemy do we daily witness in men
preaching up religion and practising wickedness !
What blindnels, what superstition, on the
other hands, to fee a people boaftirig of
piety and religion, and yet not ditcover-
Ing the fraud, the impfflure, the villainy khat
is imposed on them in the name of God !
Do we not fee ev^y day measures and
proceedings openly pursued, in,utter hoftjlity
with the religion of Christ ? Do wehot fee
murder authorifed' upon frivolous notions of
falfe honor r—Do we not fee men erttruft
ed with the good of the people's interests for
their private, emolument ? Do we not fee the
pulpit converted into a political roftrum—
the servants of the true God falling dpwn &
Ivor Shipping Baal ?— Do we not fee hation
al farts and thanksgivings proclaimed, at the
moment we are offending the most high, by,
,our insensibility to the blefhngs of peace, &
a free, flour ithiog, and an abundant: conn
try placed in fair hands by the protesting
hand of Providence ? Do we not fee men of
the most abandoned and avowed vices ex
alted to places of, trust and influencing the
destinies of our country r Is it religion that
fanaifies these mockeries ? Or is it the vices
and fuferflition of the people that tolerates &
supports them r The confideratiori'is aferi
ousone. It is the extravagance of blasphe
my to pretend to all wickedness by the name
of religion—or to pretend that the difregaid.
maintenance ; being convinced, that with this af
liltance he could destroy the English army and set
tlements in India, and insure the possession of
France. Altho, the measure might have beeen
secretly and fuccefsfally executed, the French mi
nifler observes, that “ the natural probity of the
King's mind, would not permit him to adopt the
measure , and then repeats the obfervatious of
the King upon the message, which are as follows,
viz. " This gnefage, (fays the King) refentiles the
affair of America, which /never think of without
regret. My youth was taken advantage of at that
time, and we faff er for kt now.'' - •
REMARK.
If the Late King of France, and his family, ow
ed their misfortunes to the American'war—if he,,
had so much to reflect upon and to regret for lin
ing engaged in it ; ffiould Great Britain.be .the.
inftrumefft of restoring his family, arid repairing
the injuries which arose to him from intermedd
ling therein, to procure the independence of the
United States—will not Great Britain have a
claim to the good offices of this -family, upon its
relocation to the monarchy and government of
France, to claim their aid and service, to reinstate
them in the' pofTeilion of their colonies ? if this
muff be the case in the nature of things, are not
all classes of citizens, who value our independence,
who know the advantages of free commerce and
open markets for our produce, deeply interested
in Supporting the existing order pf things in the
French Republic ; and in preventing the restora
tion of a Monarchical fyllem in France, on the an
cient platform? M.
Fromthe Aurora.
Foreign Intelligence.
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(England.
I LONDON, FEB, 7.
The croud to get into the gallery of the house
of commons to hear the late.debate on the fubjeft
of peace was unprecedently great. The people
assembled at day light and continued till the doors
were opened. The gallery would not contain one
sixth part of the candidates for feats. Many per
sons were greatly injured in the croud.
; Mr. Fox, in his speech on the late overtures for
peace, took occasion to speak in the mog hand
some terms of the deceased Gen. Washington.
able Friend (Mr. Fox) on Monday night, as it most
have convinced every impartial man, and he could
not deny that he had just reason for difguff, in
finding it could not persuade but three members
of the House of Commons. He wished the public
had heard that argument, which, With so much
truth, had stated-this to be a new zra in the war.
Mr. Sheridan would not be discouraged by the
disparity of members in the House of Commons,
if such a speech as that of his Honorable Friend
could be heard by the nation at large—the public
would then enforce his arguments. Mr. Sheridan
did not with to despair of the spirit and princi
ples of the country^and quoted the conduct of the
City ofyLpndon, in electing their present Chief
Magfttfate in junification of his hopes. The pub
lic attention should be drawn to the new war, in
whicb%he people were to spend their blood and
treasure to restore the Bourbons, and support their
facfed and imprescriptible rights. What would
be the forprife of the man whose memory the fo
clety commemorates (William III.) if he coukf
look down and fee us fighting for the indefectible
rights of the Bourbons ? To that family which we
now fight t^reflore, we are obliged for our national
debt. By reference to them, we may divide that
debt into tWo'parts ; thefirfl half was contrasted to
deftroyithe-Bourbons ; the second half has been con
tracted to reflore them.
The County of Dotyn, has petitioned the Irish
Parliament against a Union—The Roman Catho
lics ail over the island are active on the fame fide.
The Brazen, sloop of war, has been wrecked
andevtety person on board, except one, periihed.
The crew was composed of seamen drafted from
It appears by the English papers that such are
the effeft of the war and taxation on that country,
that the labouring people are literally perishing.
owing to the incompetency of wages and the high
price of provilions. That fear of Nature which
Drakes the rich man charitable, it appears has call-,
•ed forth the ingenuity of die opulent to alleviate by
private means the evils caused by public measures.
And the awful fpeftacle is seen of the government
of a nation expending 50,000,000 Sterling a
year on a war for the restoration of a tyrannical
race of kings in a foreign country, and the labour
ing people, those people who are §hefinews and the
life of society supplied with a miserable fuceedane
um for food by private charity LThis is the na
tion and these the effects of that policy which the
doating knaves and idiots in the chairs of states
men, hold up to this happy country for imitation.
Happy Americans! confider the lesson which this
awful fpe&acle prefects to you—had your admiu
iftration been Suffered to plunge you in a war,
such mull have been the wretched condition of
thousands now in this Paradife of poor men—ln-
Read of your carpenters, masons, carters, and
smiths, your various classes of men who acquire
money by the honest sweat of 'their brows, being
seen in your streets carrying home to their cheer
ful families the lufeious turkey, the juicy beef,
and delicate mutton, the various fifh and poultry
of your abundant markets—what is the compara
tive condition of the fame description of men in
England—Honfes are opened where they may, if
hooeft pride permits them, resort to take a daily
meal of Elymofmary Joup !
Such is the condition to which a detestable gov
ernment has reduced a people, who are to be ad
mixed for their arts and industry, but pitied for
the oppression under which an odious aristocracy
aided by a mercenary" Standing army' keeps them.
Such is the condition of that unfortunate and
abfard people, while we hear of men flogged thro'
the freets for seeking an addition to the price of
tbeirdaily labor, commensurate with the enhance
ment of provisions-— and we fee a printer devoted
to tyranny and Britain in our own city applauding
the barbarity, and recommending it as an exam
ple. Men muff be dead to every sense of humani
ty, and unworthy of the peace and prosperity they
possess, who cannot feel the application of these
things.,- Aurora.
. FRj.fr
The whig club met yeflerday. The Mayor wa^
in the chair. Mr. Fox observed, he continued of
opinion that retirement was the wifefl coUrfe he
coubl pprfue. His experience in the house of com
mons &e day before in debate on Buonaparte's o
vertures had confirmed him. All his efforts had
only obtained three votes in addition to those who
formerly concurred with him. “No one doubts,
said he, if the minister had adopted an opposite
conduCT, and had opened a negociation with Buo
naparte, the House of Commons would have given
an unanimous vote in his favor. All controul o
ver mipifters is gone, and nothing remains but to
obey them. Whether they desire war or peace,
Parliament blindly adopts their opinions, and all
efforts th refill them mull be ineffectual." He be
lieved public opinion was with him, said he should
always feel for his country, arid whenever there
was a chance of his doing any good he should
readily move forward.„
The Duke of Norfolk congratulated the mem
bers, that the livery of London, in spite of the ef
forts of the minifry, had chosen the man of their
o^n hearts as their Mayor.
Mr. Erlkine said the only, part of the nation not
tarnished by the war was themavy, that he was an
old sailor, and when he went to the House of,
Commons the last night with Mr. Fox, he said to
himfelf, like old Jack, “ I'll go any where with
I of all moral obligations, among the people
lor among nations, is inconsistent either with
religion or the good of a country. They
deserve abhorrence and not confidence who
do so. They deserve enslavement and mife.
ry who countenance such doings.
mv friend."
. Mr. Sheridanfaid he did not yet despond like
Mr. Fox ; and for this reason had attended more
to Parliament.
Mr. Sheridan wished the whole kingdom could
have heard the excellent argument of his honour-
REGULAR GOVERNMENT.
^,;i, Extract from French Payers.
ARMY OF THE WEST.§
r Head quarters, Vanner (Brittany)
•Pluiioje 15, (Feb. 4.)
Gen. Brune, who has been here, fix days -]
past, has succeeded in collecting in the vi
cinity a body of troops, strong enough to
meet the very numerous bands of Georges,
the chief of the Chouans, of Morbihan, and
part of the Cotes du Nord,, and Finifterff.
The republican columns have marched^ith
a rapidity which has astonished the rebels.
They have seen themselves furronnded and \,
without resources, even from the sea ; for
the principal posts on that fide are occupied
by the Republicans, ^very thihg was prepar-'
ing foran a&ion, and it was thought the
battle would begin to-morrow.
An officer Attached to the ftaff of General
Grigny announces at this moment (6 o'clock
at night) that the Rebels have fubmiued;
.LIVERPOOL, PFB. Tg.
It is again stated with greater confidence,
and with a greater semblance of truth than
ever, that the Emperor Paul is about to
withdraw from the confederacy against
France. This cannot be at all surprising
to those who reflect that the result of a cat
egorical explanation between the courts of
Vienna and Petersburg, must necessarily
lead to a direliaibn of the common cause,
by one or other of the two powers whose
different views in the present conflict it is
impossible to reconcile.
frelarn '•
DUBLIN, ^AN.3O.<
The Corporation of Dublin has unan^
moufly resolved to petition Parliament against '
an Unton. The people of Dublin, are to
meet to-morrow to adopt the fame measure.
Limerick, and Downpatrick, have also pe
titioned against the Union.
FEB. 8.
In consequence of violence offered to the
members of Parliament, who are in favour
of a Union, a troop of horse has been ila- #
tioned in the Circus by the Parliament-
Horife ; and a party of cavalgyhas also been
Rationed in Satkville- ft feet.' The Anti-
Union Members, it is thought will make
this matter the fubje& of a motion. 1
No theatre was ever more crowded than
the House of Commons lift' bight. The
House fofe about one o'clock this day.—
The avenues were filled by the populace.—
Mr. Martin's coach was broken to pieces
by them, and he narrowly escaped. Other
Union members were aifailed,, ^milj^ry
body was called forth, and Major Swandifr
charged a pistol amon| the people ; but.was
afterwards obliged to flee.-
Varney Darby, Esq. and Major Rogers,
are ordered to the bar of the Commons to
answer for an interference with military
force to prevent the people of Bir frotri
holding a meeting to confider of the Union;
'The inhabitants of the County of Long
ford 2 have petitioned the Irilh Parliament
against the Union.
thips which bad been p{d off, and had about <<xot
with them.
FEE. 8.
The Batavian Government,, it is La id, has Ra
tioned cndfers at the months of her harbours ro
prevent vessels departing for England with grata.
Barthelemy arrived at Paris ftb. <, and next
day waited on the Consuls, &c.
The Helvetic Constitution /s conformed tp tie
new French.
The^French Journals fay that a quarrel hasrak
en place between Mr. Wyndham fc Cttdh Alm
ifter, and the Commander of the Amiran troops
pear Tofcany. The catrfe, theddbanding pf^rm
ed peasants which Mr. W. oppoted.
* LONDON, FEE. 22.
Advices are daily expected of the Breit fleet
having put to sea.
Anew Admiral is appointed to the command
of that fleet, who has been twice a prisoner in En
gland. The firft time was eh the ill of June,
when his Ship was funk, and himfelf and son only
saved, afterwards he fought a very gallant action,
and was taken by a Britilh frigate.
. „ MARCH, 2.
The vessel which arrived at Dover on Saturday
brought over a few setts of Paris papers to 27th
ult. inclusive. The Journal Politique of that date,
aflerts with confidence that the Ruffians have re
turned back to their owh country. Another
Journal States on the contrary that marfbal suwar-'
row is appointed geueraliffimo of the coalefeed ar
mies. The Autfrianslin Germany will be Trader
the orders of general Kray. The fact appears ,to
be as doubtful as before we received thefe^pers.
The wholebody of EOOO French and Dutch pri
soners, which were agreed in the capitulation of
the British army to be delivered up without any
equivalent, have actually been lent to France and
Holland. The last part of the Dutch troops were
embarked and failed on Thursday. As soon as
their fafe arrival shall be notified in form, general
Knox will of course return to England.
ITALY.
Ajetter from Turin relates that a voting
soldier who was about tg be punished for
infubordinatjon, said he^was the ton of Louis
XVI. and had efeaped through the favor of
the Governor, Simon. He has much the
appearance of the Bourbons, but has con
feffed, that he told this ffory to avoid pun
ishment, being son of a watch-maker at
Paris: he however, again told the firft story,
and has in con sequence been arrefted.'