Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-11-23 00:00:00, page 1

THE mortification which you have fuf
fered in/iot being able to support ytur
Pica, may be an apology for not noticing
theremarks made in my last number. —
This, however, is but a poor excuse for a
man, who has ventured to arrest a Court of
Judice in its legal operations. It you do
not anfwet, your cause goes by default, and
you Hand convicted before an impartial pub
lic, ot attempting that which you could not
fubflantiate, and of retreating from a con
troversy on which your profc flional talents
Were pledged.
Your reputation as a Lawyer had arisen
to the highest elevation ; " but there is
a tide in the affairs of men." You have
been (offered to (port with the character you
bad acquired, and have at length by your
temerity brought yourlelf to that standard,
which is the only " check and balance" to
an unbounded vanity and ambition. You
Vainly thought your Piea was mtficient to
convince the people of the unconftiiutional
ity of the Court, without reflecting that it
would excite Oh the next day, the curiosity
of a crouded audience, to I ear the argu
ments to be urged in defence of the ground
which you had presumptuously occupied.
Your nerves, it is probable, Were strung at
the moment of yobr appeal, to an uncom
mon tone of energy ; but a few hours of re
tirement had relaxed them to that Rate of
debility, which palsied those efforts adequate
to the magnitude of the undertaking.
I would wifb, Sir, to teafon coply on this
interesting tubjc& ; I would ask you, whe
ther your Piea was not a dire& impeach
ment either of the integrity or legal knowl
edge of the Judges ? 1 he Court was open
ed and formally organized ; prayers were
made to heaven to folcmnize its proceedings ;
the Jury were impanneled and the Charge
delivered ; the officers of government were
excreting their accustomed duties ; the 1
Marshal, Conllablcs, and every subordinate
officer, were pursuing their usual rotine of
bseG" was it not .the bigheft act of inde-
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. c
ASHES, Pot, if fort, T. 120 0 125 0
, Pearl 130 0 140 0
Allure, C. & 0 0 0
Anchors, sty 011 12 0
Bread, Ship C. 4 50 7 c
Butter ftj 012 013
Beef, common B. 9 0 12 o
niefs -- 13 o 13 50
Beans, rhite bu. 1 0 0 0
Brandy, Spaniih 4th,r. G. 1 80 1 85
, Naples 4th pr. -- 175 180
Barley bu. 092 095
Bri:nltorte, C. 350 4 0
Brimftoue, Roll C. 450 5 ^
Corn, Indian -- 080 083
Rye -- 083 0 0
Cassia ffi 00 06c
Cloves —1 33 00
Coffee -- 0 18 o 2u
Cheese, American -- 0 6 0 14
Cotton, foreign scarce — 040 o c
, American -- 0 28 030
Cordage, American C. 12 0 13 0
, Foreign, -- 11 0 12 0
Chocolate, common IB 020 0 c
, belt N^. 2&1 -- 028 033
Candles, mould -- 018 019
, dipt --ox6 0 0
Coals, foreign Ch. 14 0 0 0
, American, -- ,7 0 18 c
Copperas, C. 350 4 0
Cloth, Tow yd. 0 16 0 17
Duck; Russia, \ftqual. Bt. 16 0 17 0
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FOREIGN BILLS.
Bills on London : 30 days, ; (Fur CaJb) par
do. do. : : : 60 days, : : do. ; I pr. cent. dis.
do. ^o." : : : 90 days, : : do. : 1| do.
Mils on Hamburg, payable in London, at 60 days, : : 2 do. do.
do. oh Amsterdam, payable in do. 60 days, : : do. do. do.
TO THEOPHILUS PARSONS, Esq.
NUMBER 13. VOL. IV.]
From the Chronicle.
PORTSMOUTH PRICE CURRENT.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY S. NUTTING, PRINTEROF THE LAW'S OE-THE UNITED STATES
CTbcn gon Sail t^efe Beetle relate speak of t^em ng tfa are 1 -Dotting extenuate, not set baton oug^t in malice.
Republican Ledger,
'-AND
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Duck, Ravens -- 10 50 II 50
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 42 0 0
Fish, Merchant, C. 4 0 425
,W. India mark. -- 325 350
Scale -- 2^5 233
Salmon none B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel -7 8 0
Flour, super. frefh -- 750 850
, fine —7 8 0
, middlings -- 6 0 650
, country C. 375 4 0
Fuftick T. 35 0 0 0
Briltol cr. loby 8, bx. 15 50 16 0
9'oy 7, -- 14 0 0 0
Bby6, -- II 0 11 50
4 ) Hamburg loby 8, -- 11 0 12 c
^( 7by9, -- 11 0 0 c
Sun Powder fb 0 5° 0 c
Geneva, Holland if prG. 1 17 1 20
, American -- 090 094
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. M. 20 0 0 0
Hogs Lard ft, 01a o I&
Iron, Philadelphia T. 110 0 0 0
, Russia — too 0 oc
, Swedes — 110 0 115'
Logwood T. 40 0 45 c
Lead, white, gh in oil C. 16 0 0 0
, dry -- 15 0 0 0
, red -- 10 0 0 <
hlbeet — 12 0 0 0
Lumber, boards clear M. 16 0 17 0
, , merch. — 9 ° 9 °
Singles — 1 5° 220
ency to date a plea which (truck at the
Conflituted Authority of the United States,
thus solemnly and formally moving within
its legitimate orbit ? What was the lan
guage of your Plea? Was it not to this
purport ?—May it please your Honours,
1, Theophilus Parsons, Enquire, come for
ward, clothed with the majesty of my
own pre-eminence, to inform the Court,
that they do not know the duties of their of
rice ; that although they have taken an oath
to support the constitution of the United
States, yet they are ignorantly anting in vi
olation of it ; that they are pursuing meas
ures which expose them toan impeachment ;
that they are ignorant of the laws which
they presume to execute ; that the prayer of
the Clergyman on opening the Court, is a
libel against the Government, and an affront
to Heaven ; that the jury are only aiders
and abetters of treason and rebellion ; and,
that your Marshal and Constables are in
league with a body of infnrgents, who have
alfembled in this hallowed place of Justice
to proflrate all the sacred attributes of the
Judiciary ; I, therefore propose, at loo'clock
to-morrow, to convince your Honors of the
legality of my charge ; and, if you are hon
est men, you will dissolve the Court, and re
tire to your homes, under a full conviaion
of your indecency & impropriety of conduct
This, Sir, appears to me to be the plain
language of your plea ; and after you had
thus come forward, I must declare as my
opinion, that the Court ought to have held
vou to prove your charge, or obliged you to
aft pardon for your arrogance.
Had Theophilus Parjons a greater right to
flop the progress of the Judiciary than Dan
iel Shays ? It is but of little consequence
who the person is, that arrests this ark of the
government. Shays intimidated the Count
with bayonets ; but Parsons flopped its pro
gress by a formal Plea, which involved in it
The vital principles of its jurifdi&ion ! The
former could not succeed in eftablilhing his
point ; neither was the latter more fortu
nate in substantiating his charge. Both
were defeated^; but, as it refpe&ed the
Court, the progress of Justice was delayed
©bolefate prices Current, at partfmoutb, ^ew^ampfytte.
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, OS SATURDAYS,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1802.
Couric of exchange, at Dolton,
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INLAND BILLS.
Bills on Baltimore, 30 days fight, (For Cash) 1 per cent dis.
do. Philadelphia,, - : : do. : do. do. do.
do. New-York, - : : do. : do. do. do,
do. Philadelphia, orl ,
New. York, ft'days, : do. 2 do.
N. B. Bills at Shorter fight, proportionably higher.
as much by one as the other, in proportion
to the temerity of the refpeaive individu
als.
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Lemons frefo (scarce) bx. io o II o
Lime, half hhd. I 75 2 0
Leather, Soal, dried, lb °2O 0 0
Molasses G. 040 043
Nutmegs lb 5 ° 0 0
Nail Rods scarce C. 7 0 0 0
f^l. M ' °33 0 0
ri|6dj ' — 066 0 t
^ I 6d, wrought -- 117 0 0
< ' lod, do. infpe&ed -- 170 1 75
Z 2nd, do. do. -- 242 0 0
^Sheathing, cut C. 0 0 11 50
4 ("Liver none B. 14 0 0 0
q Linfeed G. 125 130
Pepper lb 028 0 30
Pork, best pieces B. 24 0 0 c
, common — 18 0 29 0
Peas bu. 1 25 1 5°
Pimento lb 0 25 0 28
Pitch, B. 6 0 0 0
>aper, Sheathing C. 3 75 4 c
led wood T. 55 0 60 0,
Raisins /n^ cask 10 50 0 0
lum, Jamaica G. 1 0 0 0
~Windward 3d,,.-- 0 83 0 85
lice scarce C. 6 0 0 0
lofin scarce B. 450 o^
Soap, white ft) 014 016
, brown — 010 0 ifj
, castle -- 017 0 2c'
Sugar, Havannah C. 17'0 cio
, East-India -- 12 0 12^1
, Weft-India — 9 0 12 rtf
I would ask you, Sir, whether you had
fully considered the consequences of your con
dua? Suppose a vessel had failed lor Eu
rope on the day you offered your Plea, and
it was announced in, England, France,
Holland, Russia, and other commercial na
tions, that the Courts of Juliice were about
to be flopped in America—do.you know,
Sir, what effect this might have had on the
Commerce. pf this Country ? Would an En
glilh, Dutch or Ruffian merchant (hip goods
—while the Courts of Law Were thus sus
pended ? Would not every European mer
chant have been cautious how far he ans
wered the orders of his correfpondentsr
Would not a general diltrufl have arisen on
the Exchange of these refpt&ive nations r
Would not a universal dread have been
(lamped on all mercantile concerns, as they
related to the United States; cfpecially, it
it was asserted that the Giant of the Law
had thus arretted the Courts ot justice, and
had only required a few hours to complete
the dissolution ? '
As lawyer, you may think to trifle within
the Barr, but remember, Sir, that what is
(port to you, is death to the character of the
country. The property of the merchant in
his foreign connections is of the molt sacred
nature —you may cover yourfelf in a secure
mantle, and put a Ji Ik handkerchief about your
neck to attend a Court of Law ; but you
ought to be reminded that the Commerce
of America is deposited in almost every port
of the habitable world, and that your ifion
ary J peculations may eventually ruin thous
ands of enterprising merchants and industri
ous seamen. lam free to fay, that I think
every man who was concerned in naviga
tion, and whose vessel failed on the day in
which you flopped the Court, is entitled to
an adion of damages, for your wanton, in
judicious, and unprecedented proceedings,
and if I was on the Jury, should infill on
laying a heavy penalty.
Further— did you confider how far such
a proceeding might have operated on the
Public Credit of the United States r The na
[I DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUhfe.
Current prices of' per from to
D. C D. C.
Starch, Poland ft> 018 0 0
, American -- o I2| 017
Sugar, Loaf ' lb 0 23 024
Salt, St. Übes scarce H. 550 0 0
, Turk's Island — 550 6 0
/ Liverpool — 4 0 0 0
, Rock -- 650 0 g
Steel, German 1b 014 ° f 6
, Englilh — 0 15 017
Salt Petre, refined - - 025 o3Q
Shot Patent, C. 13 50 0 0
. fW.O. hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
^ I do. do. heading - - 26 0 28 0
>!W. O. bbl. -- 10 0 12 50
<'R. O. hhd. — 10 0 11 75
^ do. Shooks 066 0 0
(W. O. do. 1 20 1 30
Tin in Iheets bx. 18 0 20 0
Tar B. 325 0 0
Turpentine -- 4 0 45°
Tea, Hyfon lb. 1 10 1 i&
, Souchong -- 070 0 0
a , Bohea -- 032 033
Tobacco, Jamesßiver C. 70 0 0
, Georgia — 55 0 6 0
Twine, sewing doz. 5 0 55 0
, seine — 5 0 550
. ^Madeira G. 217 283
0 \ Liibon scarce, — 140 c 0
Z < Sherry, — 125 129
I Malaga scarce q.c. 30 0 0 0
^ tediu - 142
tions to whom we are indebted, might have
made immediate demands on us, when they
apprehended a dissolution of our Judiciary.
Ihe public funds mull have fallen in for
eign markets, and the merchants in general
been exposed to all those inconveniences a
rising from a decrease of confidence in our Ju
diciary Tribunals. In short, Sir, you are
not aware of the mifehiefs which might
have taken place by four indiferetion, not
only as it relates to individuals, but to the
whole nation. I am willing to allow you
every indulgence for your hasty measure,
but while the dignity and reputation of A
mcrica are hazarded by your imprudence,
it is incumbent on every citizen to repro
bate your folly.
I would call on you, Sir, to produce an au
thority, on which you predicated your Plea.
1 do not pretend to be a dril'd Lawyer,
(hackled with the formalities of his protef
lion, but I challenge you to slate from the
books a similar appeal. I know that a plea
of jurifdiaioh may be made, as to a partic
ular case, but you will be puzzled to
(hew any authority analogous to your
imperious stride of destroying the exif
fence of a Court, in the extensive degree
contemplated in your Plea. As an Attor
ney, I. ask you to produce the evidence—
you may be silent, but silence is no convic.
lion of the propriety of your behavior ; —
and when a Lawyer holds his tongue, it is a
faong proof that he is confounded. If you
do not answer, I must conclude that The
ophilus Parsons, Enquire, is destitute of rea-
Jons to vindicate his concilia.
J would not be too severe in my remarks,
or attempt to &aw an unfair conclusion
from the premises ; but when we con sider
the revolutionary tendency of the measure ;
the con sequences which must inevitably
have taken place, in case the Plea had been
admitted ; the tot^l derangement of all cau
ses in which property was depending ; the
general convulsion in every department of
Government, by a war commencing be
tween the Legidature & Judiciary ; in short,
the laws suspended : life, liberty, & prop
erty tossed on the boisterous ocean of con
tending parties ; the fwdid of Justice ar-