The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-10-07 00:00:00, page 1

From the Independent Chronicle.
To the Author if the "feflerfaeiad" in the
Centinel.
(AN OCCA^f&AL REMARK.)
IT is worthy of remark, that the fame pa
pers which contain the most fevrte in
teHives against Mr. Jefferson, express
the following sentiments on. that cruel and
inhuman butcher, Suwarrow:
"The world never loft a greater Captain
than the late Field Marshal Su®arrow"—
" we are gratified in being able to commu
nicate from an authentic source, some par
ticulars of the close of a life which has fill
ed all Europe with its fame, while it render
ed the most important services to the civilized
world" —" Suwarrow mourned the depart,
ed luftre of hi, sovereign's name, for he was
a man of flrift virtue, of exalted principles,
and a patriot in every hones sense of that abas
ed name" —" no sooner was it known that
•Suwartow had expired, than the public sor
row, which no despotism can perfectly re
st ram, burst forth in murmers both loud and
deep, and the Court itfelf thought proper
'to relent" —“ the body received those hon
ors, the just privation of which had over
whelmed the k r eat mind which had inhabited
it"—“ Paul the firft, commanded it to be
exposed in fllte, in the capital, and to be
interred amidst the pomp of. military honors
and royal ceremonial"—"/^ tears of Russia
and the admiration of Europe, are the Monu
ments of. Suwarrow, and an eternal tomb,
which ,he caprice of princes can neither
give nor tike away."
While reading the foregoing eulogy on
the blood thirsty juw^rrow, and in the fame,
papers to observe the calumny on Mr; Jes-
Ferbon, we cannot but exclaim, Gracious
God, how debased is the human mind ! 1=
The man who has fack'd cities, massacred
their inhabitants, and indiscriminately put
to death thousands of men, women and chil
dren, white imploring his protection, is
held up to the Americans, as “ rendering
,e most important services to the civilized
world"—" as a man of Arift virtue, of ex
alted principles and a patriot in every hon
eA sense of that abused name"! ! How de
grading to the honor of our country, that a
desperate assassin Should be thus chara&erif
ed, while the amiable and philosophic Jef
ferson should become the object of calum
hy and detradion ! ! If any thing can open
the eyes of the civilized Americans, surely
-such a gross display of party zeal, mult con
vince them, that the enemies gs Mr.Jeffer
-60 n are the most- desperate fadion which
ever had footing in America. The friends
if Sowarr<rt», are the oppofers of Mr. Jes-
Fbrson—they abuse him for giving liberty
ts cosfcicnce, arid traduce him with the most
degrading epithets ; while in the fame pa
pers, they Venerate Suwarrow, who not on
< ly denied freedom to the world, but butchered
ill those who would not fabmitto his im
pofitmOL This is Hamiltonian cqnfiften
ty! This i^ Laco modesty! ! These are the
men who are crying out against Mr. J EF-
F^REON, for tlx want of religion —they fay
morality is in danger, and yet raise a Mohu
ment of admiration, and beforinkle it with,
,he tears of all civilized Europe, to that
. beast of prey, whose footfteps are stained
with blood, and whose life has been one
continued defies of cruelty and plunder.
Where is the mar who can weep over the
tomb of Suwarrow ? Judas Iscariot may as
well demand the tears of the Virgin Mary.
Americans I can you want any farther
proof of the wickedness of this abusive fac
tion ? They hot only abuse, but tantalize
us ; our lenity towards them, gives them
courage to impose on the moderation of the
'• 'citizens. Could any man suppose, they
would have had the impudence to comme
morate the death of Suwarrow, in language
but little Abort of what was appropriated
I .toW'AshipcT<,N. This -most be done with
' an intent to affront the mempry of Wash-,
" ifcTON; for if. Suwarrow is declared to
be 'Cfygrtaeft.Q@lam father General)
tteworid ever l6ft"-rtta he was " a Won if
• stria virtue, tfeYal&d principles, ami « „-
trios in ever, honest fenje of that abufed,ame"
— Ifhb pofreffed dl those fupcrior accom
pliihments, Wlrat more could be fed ,f
WASHINGTON ? 'What a violation of de
- Cency, tty mention " honor, virtue and ,a
- '. trietm" as applying, to, Suwarrow, when
the fame appellations are bestowed on
WASHiNGroxI! If Suwarrow was a man
of to, or tot pray9%w^
terms ma, never be applicable io Wash-
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" WHEN YOU SMALL THESE DEEDS RELATE, SPEAK OF THEM As THEY ARE ; NOTHING EXTENUATE NOR SET DOWN OUGHT IN MALICE."
INGTON —If the murderer of 30,000 inno
cent men, women and children, is charac
terifed as a man of humanity and magnanimi*.
iy, or that a monument ought to be raised to
commemorate bis virtues, may the name of
Washington never be designated with
such inglorious epithets, or his memory
bladed with an insignia of such defamation—
Instead of a monument, may his tomb de
scend to the centre of the earth, and his
name rest within its bowels.
Mr. Jefferson never received a higher
compliment, than by being calumniated in
the papers which eulogize Suwarrow. The
Lacoites and Suwarrowites are the fame
Junto, his name has been toasted in their
carousals, and if this bloodhound was now
alive in America, they would readily give
him their foffrages for President.
Religion ! how art thou pointed by those
hypocritical fupperters of thy purity ! How
art thou defamed by those who pretend to
vindicate thy honor !—Tears of sympathy
are to bedew the grave of HIM, whose hands
were red with the,mangled corps of massa
cred infants, and whose foul Hands before
the tribunal of the Almighty, crimsoned"
with every sanguinary crime, wich can
criminate human being. Such is the man,
who has the plaudit of the oppofers of Mr.
Jefferson. Such are the men, who, while
they dry hallelujahs to the manes of Suwar
row, have the arrogance to pollute the high
courts of Heaven, with Prayers for the con
tinuance of War, which reduces Europe to
a channel-house, and renders its inhabitants
the diftrefsful objects ot mifety and woe.
OLD SOUTH.
.I■, -\^ MMi^aiaM^BMßhM^* '
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
-<•-<<fetet.
Br HIS EXCELLENCY
Caleb Strong, Esquire,
Gov, of the Commonwealth of Maffochufetts,
a prodamatfoft,
tor a dot or forte
THANKSGIVING.
IT being the duty of a People at all
times, to acknowledge the Providence of
Almighty God, and to recoiled his Benefits
with Gratitude, especially in seasons of Pub
lic Peace and Prosperity—and it having been
the invariable u/age of our pious Ances
tors, at the close of the year, to devote a
day to the service and praise of that Great
and Gracious Being, who is the obje& of
all duty, and whose tender mercies are over:
all His works :
1 have therefore thought fit, by and with
the advice and consent of the Council, to
appoint THURSDAY, the twenty-seventh
day of November next, to be observed by
the People of this Commonwealth, is-a day
of PUBLIC THANKSGIVING,—here
by catling upon the Ministers and People of
every denomination, to assemble on the said
day, that we may unitedly pay our greatful
and affedionate homage to the Author of
all Good, for His distinguishing kindness to
our Forefathers, and Us—in providing them
a refuge from oppreflion, and protcaing
them when surrounded with innumerable
dangers—id bluffing them with Civil Lib
erty and the light influence of the Gospel,.
^nd difoofing them to nurture their Posteri
ty in the love of Learning, Virtue and ra
tional Freedom :—ln supporting us through
the difficulties of the fare Revolution, and
giving us wildom to eftablilh Conftilutions
favorable to Liberty and Happiness. In pros
pering the administration of Government,
and preferring the important life of the
Chief Magifttate of the Union—ln ex
empting us, during the left year, from the
calamities of War, and from wafting sick
ness and every deflating Judgment ; and in
succeeding the labors ot the hufoandman,
and crowning the year with its Fruits :---
and for that decree of proteaion and pros
perity which He b^been pleased to afford
to our Commerce, Navigation and Fishery :
-—For the proerefs of Literature and the
ufeful Arts :--- For the.numerous bounties
of Hto Providence, and all that variety
which fopports or delights ;---and especial
ly for the blessings ot trie Gospel of Hi^
Son, who has brought life and immortality
' And together with these grateful acknow
ledgments, that we humbly confefs our un
worihinefs and present our Applications to
the God of Mercy, to pardon our multiplied
I ed fins, arid continue His procaion ^nd fa-.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1800.
vote to the United States ;---iq guide the Na
tional and State Governments in ways of
integrity led fafety ; and preserve the Peo
ple from Antlion and licentioufnefe :—To
smile upon our University, and Colleges &
Schools of Learning ; and pfofper our A-.
grieultUre, Manufactures, and Commerce t
—(To promote a spirit of Inauftry, Sobrie
ty and Frugality, and the belief and pra&ice
of true Religion, that we may have the
blessedness of the Nation whose God is the
Lord, arid the People whom he has chosen
for His own inheritance :---That the world
may become more worthy of happiness, by
the prevalence of humanity and benevolent
affections among all the inhabitants of the
Earth :—That the peaceful Kingdom of
theßedeemer may prevail universally, with
out rivaldip or opposition ; and that there
may be none to hurt or deftrov;
• And I earnestly recommend t 6 the People
of this State, to abstain from all tervile la
bor and recreation unsuitable to the Solem
nities of the said day.
Given at the Council Chamber in Boffod, this
twenty -firth day of September, in the year of
cur Lord, one thoujand and eight hundred §
and in the twenty-fifth year of the Inde
pendence of the United States of Ame
rica.-
CALEB STRONG.
E, ti sExcdlcncyt command, with the,
twice and consent of the Council.J
JOHN AVERY, Secretary.
Got Save the Commonwealth of Maffackufetts.
Late Foreign News.
—t<M«Q»»»W^-
By the SUPERB, arrived at Boftoh, in 44 days
from London.
J —
CTOf the American Envoys.
PARIS, it Thermistor, (Augis6.)
THE conferences opened at Paris with
the Envoys of the United States are at pres
ent fufpehded ; arid there is littk hope of
their being fuccefsfully resumed for some
time.
The United States and England, by the
25th article of their treaty, mutually Stipu
late a free entrance into their refpeaive
ports, with complete proteaion to the pri
vateers and (hips of war of the two Coun
tries, and the prizes taken from their ene
mies. Arid they engage never to conclude
a treaty extending the fame favour to any
nation at war with either of the contrast
ing parties. The treaty of 1778, between
France and the United States, having been
annulled by the latter, and now regarded as
if it never had : existed, they conceive that
they cannot give the fame privileges to
France without violating their treaty with
England. The French Republic does not.
seem disposed to ratify, to her own preju
dice, and in favour of the English; her ene
mies and rivals, a proceeding so unexpeded
on the part of the Americans. N
It is unfortunate that the United States so
precipitately annulled the treaty of 1778.
They themselves, now repent that they
were induced to take that step, as it de
prives them of the power of giving to France
or any other country the fame advantages
which they have conferred on the Engliih.
Their diplomatic agents must have been ve
ry Ihdrt lighted, or very partial to the in
terests of England — or their Envoys must
give a wrong interpretation to their instruc
tions, and the treaty alluded to; firice it ap
pears that France, renouncing the claims,
the may have from the priority of the trea-.
ty of 1778, now offers to treat without de
manding any other advantage than those en
joyed by the English, and which they have
exercised during the present war ; and the
Ambassadors must come with a very bad
grace to negociate a peace, if they are.not
vested wub" powers to accede to these con
ditions. , ™ 'OT
The negotiation was opened ofrthe part
of the French Commiffipners, on the fuppo-;
frtion that the treaty of 1778 was ftftl in
force. It was, indeed, natural to foppofe
that ,the two nations never having been in a
Rate-of war with each other, this treaty
could not have been annulted without the
consent of both countries ; and in this point।
of view it was that the French Commissi
oners offered an indemnification to the A,
mericans, by admitting the principle ot com
pensation for illegal captures. ty
Thev even proceeded farther t infteld ot
demanding from the Americans the tride-.
finite guarantee of the French colonies, the
[I DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
article of the treaty which Was most difad-
Vantageous to the former, they agreed to
the substitution of a special guarantee, such
as appears to be contained in the instruc
tions of the proceeding Ambtffadors, ac
, cording to the copy of them published by
CongreTs; But the American Envoys were
not authorised to renew this treaty, even af
ter retrenching the article refpeaing the
guarantee of the French islands. France,
therefore, conceived herfelf exempted from
the obligation of compensating for the cap
tures ; the Americans themselves havings
by abrogating the treaty, destroyed the baua
on which only their claims could have been
founded.-
It thus appears that the Negociation
turned chiefly on three points.
I. The continuance in force, or the mod
ified renewal of the treaty of 1778. France
waved this point, in confeguence of the as
surance of the American Envoys that they
would not renew it.
2. The principle of compensation for il
legal captures.—This point France offered
to admit ; but oh condition only that the
treaty of 1778 fhotild be renewed, with the
modification dated in the inftruaions given
by Washington.
3. The 25th article of the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain relative
to the proteaion granted to the armed velt
els of that nation. France will most pro
bably inlift upon enjoying the fame advan
tage as long as it is possessed to her injury
by her Enemies.
There is another principle which France
is very anxious to establish ; and on the i
doption of which (he has strongly infilled ;
a principle which it is still more the interelt
and policy of the Americans to carry into
execution. But the treaty of 1793 with the
English prevents them from acceding to
this system, namely, that neutral bottoms
(hall constitute neutral property. France
however hopes to induce the powers of the
North to establish this system, to be exclud
ed from the benefit of which would be high
ly injurious to the Americans.
It appears, however, that these diploma
tic conferences, have been conduded in the
most amicable manner and foas to leave on
ly an impression of regret that it was impof
fibl eto remove the difficulties which had
occurred. The American Ambassadors,
during their residence at Paris, have been
treated with every pollible mark of refpea,
and enjoyed all the diftinaions conferred
on the ministers of our Allies. As it is at
present, tfre principle and system of I rance
to refpea and ptotea the law of nations,
and the rights of neutrality, it is hoped that
that the frank and equitable cbndua which
she holds, with regard to neutral states, will
soon remove the differences which have oc
curred between het and the United States ;,
and that even mould the present negocia
tion not terminate in a treaty, the American
flag shall, notwithftai -ting, continue to be
receded, and their vessels treated as those
of a friendly nation in our Courts of Law.
Orders are iffaed to privateers to refpe&
all neutral flags, among which the Ameri
can is undoubtedly the most numerous ; and
American vessels are daily released by the
Courts, with damages against the owners of
the privateers. There are now about fifty,
cau^s before the councils of Prizes refpea- ♦ 1
ing vessels taken in the European seas, and
those of the vessels which really belong to >
Americans will assuredly be reftofed. The
. fate of such, however, as were furnifhed
. with letters of marque, does not appear to
be yet determined. It is thought that they.
cannot be given up without fanaioning the
condu& of Americans in arming them, nn
lefs the reflitutioh should result from a few
treaty 7 Os amity. _
.The preceding particulars, though not
' official, have been communicated by the
most refpcaable authority.
Rafting a Grttintentul Peace.
" LorDGir, acre. IT.
The French Funds continue to rife in the
expectation that peace is near at hand.—
From numerous circumfances it is inferred
that very active negociations are at this
j moment in tpin ; and that the courts of
Berlin and Petersburg take part in them—
The French pipers intimate that the Cabi-,
nets of Russia and Austria were beginning
,to hate the fame views—and two new m in-
Ifters have been appointed ty each court to
4 the other. This circumstance will be ad
vantageous to us, The French appear dis-