The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-10-13 00:00:00, page 2

IN the former number of ibf Farmer, you were
promised a summary attention to Tome of those
things which falfehood and ignorance have charg
ed on the President of the United States ; slanders
which were designed as the Ilaples in the eletticn
, cering jobbings, cal .mnies, which at a proper time
will be more fully retuted, to the confuhou of
those, who have been wicked enough, to originate
them, and unfortunate enough to believe, or to
propagate them. As these charges are true or
falfe, believe and confide in the authors and abet
tors of them, and let your future fufferings be di
rected. The general charges of deism, irreligion,
jacobinifm, of being a diforganizer, a modern phi
losopher, &c. will be passed by as too vulgar, dis
gusting and contemptible even for.newfpaper ani-1
madverffon. To the retailers, of such fluff these
papers are not addressed. If they are proof ofc
turpitude, it mult be on those who choose to deal
in them. Political prophecy early announced that
Mr. Jefferson, if President, would f,criftce the
interelts of his countrymen to France, and put
their neck under the trampling feet of the great
. Republic. Is this true ? What has he done, and
what are the principles of his conduct towards:
this once friendly, now reconciled nation? He!
has told you, he has not, like the tyrants of the 4
„ earth, wrapt up the grounds of his adnyniflration,
in darkness, in.inflexible rerfous and myderies
of ffate. No, he owed to his fellow.citizens an
explanation of his designs, and he has thrown him
felt on their candor, good sense and patriotism, by
announcing his friendfhip to all nations, entang
ling alliances with none. He has pursued, witlr
the granted economy, the measures, nearly com
pleted by his predecessor, for restoring peace be
tween the two countries, and finishing one of the
most liberal treaties ever made, and at the fame,
time he has announced to that country, the unal
terable determination of this, to cultivate on fair
and liberal grounds a commercial intercoarfe with
all nations, but to endure a fubjeftion to none.
The proof is in public document,. In this, my
fellow-countrymen r a fulfilment of. the illboding
* prophecy ?~ Does it furnish matter for tlie flan,
ders of hiftory? Judge for yonrfelv§s. You were
lately told be was devoted to France, and that re
publican candidates were for offering to her as to
the dancing harlot, the chopped .off heads of Ame
ricaw citizens# Such paltry fluff labored in the
columsot public papers, and decency and com
mon sense forget themselves long enough to read.
"°A fecund boohof prophecies was, that lie would
involve this country in'a war with Great Britain.
Has he done it ? Decide my friends, for your^
felvcs and make the proper improvement. He
has cabled the United States to be considered and
treated as of increased importance to that power
, fnl and proud nation. He has procured from her
a ceffatiemvf hodilifies on pur commerce, a re
form of her prize courts, as a security against fu
ture injuries, a tender of friendfhip, and of Cup
plies against Algerine depredations, and a special
order from his Majetty, through Lord Hawkefbu
rv to make known to the President this token of
bis' refped and friendship for the United States.
The vouchers for these falls are deposited with
the proper officers. Compare again the hiftory
with^he prediction, and make your own deduc
tions. Forgive yoorfelves for being deceived,and
if possible, forgive those who deceived you.—But
be on your guard for the future.;
But fay the objectors, the President is unwor
\ thy cfVa& ^ m^t be °PP° fed > and not co-ope-
f'he following excellent and judicious obferratiohs
are copied from the " MaUachufetts Spy," of
the 19th AngufltThey are written in jo beau
tiful a flyle, and appear jo replete with candor,
perspicuity and found reasoning, at, we prejume
cannot fail to attract the particular attention of
our numerous readers; and while it tnufl be
gratifying to the jriends of peace order and good
government to find such abilities manifested in
. defence of its adminifration it maytat leaf have
a tendency to suspend the judgment of the mifm
farmed and wavering, till truth enforces con
lifiitm ,
Some of you, gentlemen, may possibly think,
that you are AaW beyond the destructive influence
of these British residents and itinerants=-no doubt
some of you are, by having your property in the
Banks or Funds. But reflect, Sirs, how many
Young Men, now comfortably situated in bufi
mefs, and whose Wives and Children will depend on
their indudry, muff feel the effects of a Treaty,
which gives residence to a body of Allens, to pro
secute business in every part of the United States
to the injury of our own citizens. In a few years,
this will be experienced, and the Young Bien will
hav^ reason to rue the day that they attended to
the artful designs of a British Faction, who
pretend to role and influence the Commerce
of the United States. For, be it remembered,
that some men are in, favor of the Treaty, who
considered the residence of British and Scotch Fac
tors, as definitive to the American Merchant in
1785, "when they were in the English Trade, but
they have strangely altered their fotiments in
,801, and for no o,her apparent cause, than hav
ing placed the principal part of their property in
the Banks and Funds,, or turned their bttfiuefs into
another channel. On these things let our Young
Men think and reflect accordingly.
During the reign of Terror, the author of these
Numbers experienced a foor-fold vengeance of
his opponents. He scorns to retaliate in Jeurrility,
but he is determined to pursue a course of enquiry,
to prove the propriety of his conduct -His ene
mies rose triumphant and infolcnt by their false
hoods, but truth fliall eventually place them in
their original deformity. OLD SOUTH.
at t^crati fed, has not this important branch of
Commerce become fubjelt to innumerable reftric
tionsj If the decisions in the British Courts of
Admiralty are the supreme law of the land, will
not the Navigation of the United States in a few
years fall a facritice to Britifi policy ? Will not
our harbors and wharves, iriftead of being filled
With American (hips freighted on our own ac
counts', be thronged with -British manufactures,
consigned to English agents and Scotch Factors,
tefiding in our sea-posts for this purpdfe. A
Scotchman will e'er long be the principal vender
of British commodities.
The next article, gentlemen, in your Letter is,
that the British Trade is again]? us. ' If this was
the case in 1785, why not nr 1801 ? It it was a
gainit us at that period, it is not more against ns
since we have submitted to the Treaty ? As by it,
we allow greater privileges to the British than we
did Delore—we rather encourage British fubjelts
to carry on this pernicious trade=we give them a
right so purchase (lores, wharves, warehouses,
&c. without limitation of time, and to pursue
their business to the injury of every young Ame
rican.
The Supplies to the French prlfoners have been
made the fubjeft of the bitterelf reproaches. This
tranfaltion was but copying the examples of oth
er civilized nations. We were obliged fuit;ably to
support them. The officers, by boadring out in
private families, had contracted debts. On ap
'plication, under circumstances peculiarly impress
ing, the President relieved the treasury from the
burden of supporting these officers, by enabling
them to maintain themselves. He caused to be
advanced to them (a thing ofual in Europe) a sum
equal to the amount df their wages, on Security
by the agent of the French government, for its re
payment in France, whenever the money was
needed by the United States. The common sail
or was in imprisonment, naked and needy ; these,
in pursuance of a legal provision, your Executive
visited with the charities of the country, and
eloathed them with a coarse covering, such as de
cency aid humanity required.—These are the cir
cumstances of a trapfaftion, which has been prof-,
tituted to the vile purpose of defamation ; for
this and Similar alts are you invited to join an op-,
petition# But previously decide, if the above re-1
lated tranfaftion was fit and proper, or ought tol
be the Subject of slanderous censure.. Afl < the,
pride and honor of your own country, if it was;
not right, inquire of religion, of humanity, of
your own hearts ?,
The heaviest of all charges, the mod attrocious
of all crimes, has been the dismantling and laying*
up a part of the navy, for the direct purpose of
having it destroyed and eaten up by the worms.
This is the motive Which is assigned for this sass.
It is unnecessary to remark, that the difmantiing
and the laying up of the Ships was in pursuance
of an express provision of the last Congress—the
place whete, was the result of Executive difere
tion—confpirirtg cilcumflances, left but Tittle
room for deliberation^ Two docks or navy-yards
only, were anthorifed by law. These were locat
ed by the President, and fifty thousand dollars'
were appropriated towards erecting them. One,
and the only one in which any thing had been
done, waif, by the old administration, with pro
perty established at Washington, Instead of fifty
thousand dollars, near three times that sum, had
been expended when the new administration com
menced its labors. The ships were then ordered
to the very place which had been a long time pre
paring for them ; where no worms had previous!
iy been considered as exifling ; but which had
been, considered as a proper receptacle for the lay
ing dp of dismantled ships.
It is hill perilled in, that there is no navy-yard
at Washington. With such obstinacy no man ought
to reason/ Let it alk those horses which fdr'yeafs,
have been carrying earth into the sea, if there is
no navy, yard established at the Federal city ? Let
it aft those Done walls which, travelling from the
mountains, havp waded far into the deep? Lej
the prepared titirber for a seventy-sour, purchased
ahd merged by the old-government, in the waters
of the PotomaC,fay it it is a victim so Worms ?
Let the vouchers tor the expenditure of public
money fay, if there is no navy-yard there.—The
business of a navy-yard at Philadelphia and else
where, is well understood by the writers, and
may be a fobje& of future explanations. The
Prefidtrit's difpofmg of thefliips at the feat of gov
ernment, has discovered a refpe&ful attention to
the measures ot Congress, to the doings of the old
,dminiltrat?on, and the interests of the people,
Materials for repairs are in the neighborhood.
The officers and men will be kept together and be
kept to duty. The national defence, will be un
der national infpeltion. Great Savings ^9l be
made, our annual Congress will better determine
cm the annual expenses neceflafy for the support
of a navy, and will fee the ravages which time,
the moll destroying worms it has to fear, will be
constantly making on it.
The above are the charges which have been
urged against the executive of the general
government. He defends himfelf by no preemp
tions, drawn from a long train of confpicuons pall,
services, by which he has commanded the efleem
and gratitude of his fellow citizens ; these are
palled over in Silence. He has claims of merit in
the very matters Selected by his enemies as the
foundations of censure. You will determine if
these claims are groundleft. The very altars con
secrated to alts of piety and devotion, have in
some instances been prostituted to this ungracious
employment. Os their ministers, who ought to
know and practice the doctrines of Jesus Christ
and him crucified, have been found some, capable
of the foul work of Studied detraction. Who, in
llead of Undying those things Which make for
peace, have attached themfebes to the virulence
of a party, arid been the fomenters of political
feuds, firopening their tongues with more cruelty
than the dagger of the affhflin. They have %b
--bed characters ih the dark, and like common scolds
called their opponents by hard names.
The prefl'es have been more than fatigued-with
their patt labors. Every topic of abide has been
exhausted and spent itfelf on the heads of Repub
licans# The principal has had a.double portion
rated with ; thata delegate ought tb be lent from
the Maflachufetts Fourth Western Ddtrilt of feufe
and ability to embarafs his future administration,
or to punish him for his pad, because he has im
properly caused aFrench Rate Ship to be re-pur
chased, repaired and restored, by anticipating a
ratification of the treaty for that purpose. With
out panting too long, in amuling reflections on
thecaufes of their Sudden jealousy of the treaty
making power in the minds of tome people, or
the Seasonable and laudable awakenings to a sense
of public economy ih others, we will relate what
is understood to be the falls in the cafe'.Under
the former administration the Berceau was repur
chased and repaired in part for the purpose of be
ing given up, and this in pursuance of an article
of Convention exprefsiy requiring her restoration.
The new administration has only completed what
had been very properly begun by its predbeefTur.
Her restoration and her additional repairs, were
on the fame principles, on the fame funds with
her purchase and her original repairs. This was
not done until after the First Consul had, under
the fame article of the convention, caused proper
tv to twenty times the amount to be given up tt)
the citizens of the United States. The Berceati
was one of many ships which the French govern
ment claimed the right of demanding. She is the
only one which it has been in bur power to re
ltore, and the doing it under the exiting circum
stances may probably occasion the saving of thous
ands to this country. Was it not of course?
Was it not proper ? Would any man of prudence
and information have done otherwise ? Would
the complainers have disgraced their country,
having accepted what waA to be received, by per
fidioully withholding the little which was to be
returned ? You are again called upon, my friends,
in the spirit of candor, manliness and magnanimi
ty to decide for yourselves on this infiance of the
exercise of Presidential diferetion,
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WASHINGTON-CITY, SEPT. 16.
CENSUS of the UNITED STATES,
Complete; excepting Tennefee, one allotment in
New- York, and a part of another in Maryland.
New Hampshire 183.858
Rhode-Inland 69,122
Maj/aenufetts 422,845
Maine 151,729
Cb-rmeflicut 251,002
Vermont 154,465
New-York 484,065
New JerJey 2/1,14,
Eaflern Difrift
of PennjyNOnia 327,79,
Weflern do. 274,566
Delaware. 64,273
- Maryland 3^9,7 0 4
Eaflern Difltill
ofUirginia 676,682
Wefiern dp.. 202,26%
Nortb-Crttolira . 478 103
South Carolina 345,591
Georgia 162,686
Kentucky 220,955
Territory, Miffififpi 8,850
,N^ of Ohio 45-3'5
~-—,lndian 5,641
Columbia,S.of Potomac 5,949
«——,North do. 8,144
Total 5,064,801.
The Above document, is in many refpefts higfo
ly intereflirig. It demonftraies thegrowing pros
perity of bur country, and shews the intimate con
nection between moral principle and national ad
vancement# Whilst almost every nation of Eu
rope, from the domination of unsound political
principled, and their invariable concomitants of
war, famine, luxury and vice, are losing the
flrength derived from numbers, the United States,
under the protection of trite political, principles,
with their concomitants of peace, plenty, frugal
ity arid virtue, are gairfing numhers"in a ratio un
precedented in the annals of any other people,-
and even surpassing the sanguine predictions of
entliufiafts# .Were all nations virtuous, it would
not perhaps be a blessing and certainly it would
not be essential to the welare of any one to em
brace within its limits a large population. But
so lorg as power is created by numbers, and so
long as that power is prone to abuse by nations,
who poflefs an undue Share of it, unleft controlled
by other nations of equal power, it becomes deep
ly interesting to our place,-=and on it depends
our prosperity--to have at our command a phy
sical force that will restrain by its terror those
who are deaf to the fuggeftiohs of reason. It
constitutes our national glory that in our infancy,
when our numbers were trifling, the energies of
freedom, guided by intelligence, made tyrants, at
the head of mighty empires, tremble ; and ena
bled us to eftablifi)our rights on the firm founda
tions of independence and truth. What we at.
chieved in infancy claims protection from our ri
per years. The fame spirit which in 1776, ani
mated, (till glows in our bofoml. We then de
clared onrfelves independent. By our arms we
eftablilhed our independence. At, this day it is
our security that those principles which made us
independent, are held dill more sacred. In ad
dition to the power of those principles, millions
of citizens, thin unborn, are ready to defend them
fro/n all aggreffion# ,'
By thdfe great accessions of numbers we not on-,
ly firengthen our own happihefs, bn^ weoffer a
nfeful exaniple to the whole civilized world#
Nothing is truer than that nations wilt, be happy
if the, can. Point them to the way by Convinc
ing their understandings, and they will pursue it.
. What, then, can be more impressive, what floret
irreli (table, Than the example of a nation, whose
population doubles in 24 years ? Will not every
man, who ^nowS foil fall amd feels its force,
cease to doubt the connection between national
and individual prosperity and republicanism ?
When he further learhs that these increasing ac-
I ceffions of numbers^are accompanied by an en
-Icreating love of republican principles, land that
measured out for him, the drip has been drained to
its lowest dregs; and left shielded by a thousand
excellencies and a confcioufuefs of rectitude of
thought and action, he has been unhurt. Being
reviled he reviles not again. His Study is to do to
friends and enemies ah the good in his power.
His course, is lleady, firm and independents—His
time and his talents, commanding as they are, are
early and late devoted to the Service of your Coun
try. His endeavors are to economize, lessen the
expences of Cover nn^nt, the burdens of the peo
ple, and to preserve their rights and privileges un
incumbered arid unimpared, to render the Consti
tution Strong and pure as it came out of the hands
of its makers, the States, unitedly and severally,
happy and profperous,refpeltable and exalted,
at home and abroad. He can have no interest,
Separate from this ; with-it, is connected his re
putation, his profpelts, his pride and the highest
and best feelings of the human heart. He Solicits
only the candor, the reasonable confidence, assist
ance and friendship of his fellow-citizens. Will
yau withhold it because he is a republican ? Is this
the man you are invited to diftruH, whom you
mean to oppose ? The great body of Federalists
are all republicans. Deception for a moment, has
led them affray# Our teachers have caused them
to err. Reflection and time will restore them to
the path which they have forfaken—“ Republi
cans are all FederaliJls." Misrepresentation and
a factious ambition, may have render# d them fuf.
pelted. The violence of a pressure ; and the
buffetings of Madness may, ih mafly infiances babe
oftled them front the way,but by a property of their
natures, their return is of course. They will unite
themselves with republican federalifls, with ad
good men, will adhere to our Government, will
clinS; will lajh themselves to the conflitution and
will perish or survive in the " tempe/hlousforms,”
and Druggies for her liberty and Freedom. We
farmers are by nature all federal republicans—
Situation, cire titnflances, habits, sentiments and
feelings, conspire to make us so—as soon would
matter cease to attract, the dews of the evening
cease to moisten, and interest and felf, forget to
influence, as the enlightened Yeomanry of our
Country forfake republicanism—Friends and fel
low-citizens ! Be intreated to reflect, put your
hands on your brealls, and pause. look on the
Fate which may have been crowded into your
hands, and let confeience speak, examine the tale
that is told you. Come it from the bar or the
bench ; from behind the counter, the desk, or the
tail of the plough ; consult with yourfeives and
then act=-ferioufly deliberate, and you will alt
right! A FARMER.
Domettic information.
Some notice was lately t,ken of ore of there
neri-dejeripts —of which x full description was giv
en, that had appeared near Northumberland inf
this state , but this species of non dferifis is very
common even in the public walks of this cit,^-r
The non-defcripts of Philadelphia and its environs
appear to have facts exactly like that described in
Northumberland, much mote perfectly human
than Monkeys, Baboons, or even the Ontario
Outang ; their heads were covered with hair in
like manner, falling over the eye-brows, &c. the
females go with tlieir breads bare, arid have but *
very light semi transparent covering downwards,
their arms appear like those of mankind, anchth?,
have nails or claws; their feet also appear perfeft,
excepting that the. females turn out their toel
more than performs of sedate years are accuffomed
to , a few only of tlie males are exceptions; the,
carry their toeS like parrots, uffich is said to Be
common to a few of the females of these non-de^
scripts, but they ate so cunning as to cover them
selves, and hide their peculiarity in order that the,
may be mlftaken for numan beings. There is one
particular however in w hich the two dejci iptioht
of non-defcripts differ, those of Northumberland
have long tails, in this particular the Philadelphia
non-defcripts have dot been described, and no re
ward is necessary for their being taken, for^he,
are so plenty that a fobfeription has been opened
to ereCt an asylum for then) ; and the encreafe or
the breed is expected to be very great when this
„takes places [Pitied. pap,
A CERTAIN CURE FOR CORNS.
Take two ivy leaves, put them into vinegar for
twenty four hours, apply ore °1 them to the corn,
and when you find its virtue ex,retted apply the
other, and it will effectually and fyeedily remerf
the corn without th^ least pain.
A letter from st. John's, Newfoundland, to aft
Officer in the garrison mentions, that a perlon in a
dreadful fit of Insanity, having poflehed himfelf
of a Hatchet, went to the house ot a poor woman,
in which were 3 children, and split their sculls in
a molt Shocking maimer. The mother hearing
the cries of her children, ran to their afliflance, &
Shared the fame fate. -Tie unhappy wretch was
at length disarmed by Col. Hatton ; but not before
he had dangerously wounded 9 other perlons, 6
of whom were dead, when the veflel in which the
letter came, left Saint John's.
[Halifax pap. Sept. 22.
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On the night of the 9th ult. on the river Ohio #
near Galliopolls, two white men, viz. Bennett
Rogers and Ralph Elliot, uere murdered by a
negro man named Jack Neal#
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A melancholly accident, we afe lorry to learn,
took place a few weeks Since, near Franklin. The
circumstances, as near as we can collect from the
communications on the fubjell, are as follow :
A number of persons, amounting to about fifty;
had that day met at Frnklin, with a view 01 film
ing in the Miami with what is called a Erufh
Drag. It appears that a Mr. Potts, who could
-not swim, in following the drag over a deep bble
loft his hold—-with a view of aOiftrng him, DaviJ
Buchannan team to him, but Potts clasped
in such a manner as to prevent his swimming, and
they were both linking, when Robert Buchannan
swam to them for the fame benevolent purpose
that,his bro^ er had went to Potts ; but alasf
was equally unfuccefsfu!-=he was unable to save
either himfelf or tbem-=bnt clasped in each-b
--thers arms they all three fnnk, and Were drown
ed together. By rhe exert ons of rhe company
they were soon found and brought on Shore;
where every means was tifed to recover them >
but it was too late ! Their spirits fed already
takin their flight “ to that country from whose
bourne no traveller returns." John Potts has left
a wife and four young children, and Robert
Buchannan a wife, and three fibril children to
lanrent their loss. David Buchannan was a young
man.
this sacred regard, daily paihing g found, is o nr
flrongelt fhieki, by c, ropeping governments to be
pacific, enconomical,and j ft, and rendering citi
zens enlightened and indubiums, w ill he not, ani
mated by a holy enthla'm, raise his voice in the
cause of rational reform, and, imitating cur ex
ample co operate with bis fellow-men in atchiev
ing it ? That tyrants may deftend from ih<ir
thrones, that nations may be free, that man be
happy, and that the world may live in peace ;
all these, all these interfiling effects depend upon
the prevalence of republican principles ; and un^
til they do prevail ext eniively in Europe, her rag
ing volcanoes will continue to menace us.
The total population of the United States, as tak
. en in 179 b, Amounted to * 3^9:326,
The present census a
mounts to 5,064,801.
In this Datement Tennessee
is wanting, the numbers
of which Date, with those
deficient in N. York and
Maryland, may be eni
mated at 156,000.
Increase in 16 years about 1.285.475.
This increase is at the rate of about one tmrd
in ten years years, which will double any given
number in about £4 years.
In 1790 the Slaves in the United
States amounted to 697.697#
In this census they are, exclusive of Ten
neflee and the other deficient diflrifts, 869,768.
Absolute increase 172,071.
But tho' this be the absolute increase, the rea*
der, on calculation, will find that these is a pro
portional decrease of Slaves compared with tree!
men, of about 56,000 which is nearly a fifteenth
part. Some deduction, however, is to be made
for the deficient returns.
This reffilt foives a queflionj which is :n itfelf
highly interesting, 2nd which has heretofore been
very differently decided. It edabhflfrs the felt
that the relative number of Daves are decreafmg,
and that too with a rapidity th,t promiles the
happiest effects. It proves also that the relative
total of blacks, whether slaves or free, is also de
creasing, though net with the fame rapidity as
the slaves, as rhe proportional dimunition, of the
flat es will be seen by the increated relative num
ber of all tree persons other than those designated,
which principally arises from manumitted flaves#
We have hastily sketched the above concise
view. The little time devoted to it may not ih
fure to it absolute pfecifion—On some leisure day,
it it prepofed to resume the fubjeft.
NONDESCRIPT ANIMALS.