Republican gazette — Concord, N.H., 1802-02-16 00:00:00, page 3

session. It is generally known,
fbet the queflob, relative to the
incorporation of the N- H. Union
Bank, has been violently opposed
by a party in the State, who are
interested in the old bank; from
what motives I will not pretend
to fay; but I am compelled to
fay, that the influence has been
seen to extend to matters very re
mote —this was evidently the case
on the question for adjournment,
and having but one Tedion :—Be
fore the Bank business came for
ward, it was uniyerfally the opin
ion of the members, that another
session would be highly necessary,
that several matters ofimportance
would come before the Court,
which could not be attended to
at that busy season; and which
ought not to be postponed a year,
and probably two years ; for the
great flow of business, |that would
of course come before the Court
the next June, would shew the ne
cessity of two sessions next year ;
and the business of greatest mag
nitude, would naturally be post
poned until the winter feffion.—^
However, no sooner was the fate
of the bank decided*, than all
possible influence was making for
having but one session, in order,
as we have just reason to sup
pose, to defer the incorporation
of the New Bank, and give to the
Stockholders of the Old Bank
another year's^ exclusive right of
Speculation.
The idea of saving, was popu
lar, it took, and the motion was
carried by a large majority
And now, fays the " Observer,"
" we might prove that the Fede
ralists have saved the State more
than eight thousand dollars !"—
This assertion, I cannot by any
means admit; it is founded in
fallacy ; it i& bottomed^ decep
lion : For the business & the state
must be attended to, sooner or
later; and it will not require any
more time to tranfad it at one
period than at another; therefore
all the possible saving, is only the
travelling fees of one session, and
which would amount to but some.
thing less than one fifth part of that
sum. Now, suppose on this fed.
eral plan of saving, the General
Court Should meet but once in
two years ; if 12 days in 1 year
be fufjicient to do the business in,
consequently two years would re
quire but 24 days,—and this is a
less time, than the Cc^rt has fre
quently heretofore cortfamed, at
one winter session, when they held
two sessions in 1 year—thi§ would
certainly effe& a greater saving ^
- Hill of the public money :—Yet
the question occurs again, would,
the public business be done ?—Q
But the "Observer" fays, " that
all the necessary business of the
state has been attended to.' He
is here guilty ofan absolute falf
h°°d; by having recourse to the
• This question was decided, prior to
that for having but one session, notwith
standing it is in the Journal, as printed
by Mr. Melcher, placed otherwise.
HOTI BY THE EDITOR.
t By this federal rule of faring, sup
pose our Court should meet only as of
ten as we elea a New Governor, once in
Eight years ! how amazingly the public
expenses would be decreased ! and What
a capital S,,c. His Excellency and the
other Proprietors of the Old Bank might
make, if they could pat b, the incorpo
ration of the New Bank for that term. —:
A trfog objection may possibly occur in
the minds of some, to meeting but once
journals, he may inform himfelf,
that among many other fubetts
of importance, which were post
poned or laid over to the next
session, was one, relative to the
exportation of Beef, Pork, But
ter, &c, from this state— This was
recommended; .to the attention of
the legiflature'.by the Governor, in his
address, in June 1800 ; —and the State
long have fuffered, and still are (offering,
beyond cal.ulation, for want of better re
gulation on this fubjed. These are the
staple commodities of our state, and the
a& relative to their exportation is quite
deficient ; the loss annually, (altho', as
before observed, beyond calculation) is
undoubtedly treble the amount of the
boasted saving by having but one session.
" Economy in the expenditure of public
money," is highly commendable ; and
I think, were the Constitution so far al
tered, as to have the elections io the fall
of theyear, the business of the state might
be attended to at one session, and there
would confcquently be an annual Giving
of travelling fees ; but so long si our
eledions are in the month of June, that
busy season for agriculture, the Farmers,
who do, and I hope ever will, compete a
very large majority of the Legislature,
cannot fit down, day after day, and week
after week, with that calmae(s and cool
deliberation, which is so necessary for Lea
giflators ; and until this alteration takes
place in the Constitution, the idea of
faring, by having but one session in a
year, is contraded and absurd. I would
not be understood to reflea.on the Hon.
Legislature ; but I humbly conceive, that
another session last year, would have been
greatly for the interest of the state. And
I have reason to believe, that there would
have been another session, had all been
divested of party spirit, and an itch for
popularity: I doubt not but many hon
est men, from honest motives, atied for
the motion ; but, if there is any justice
in the preceding observations, the Mi
nority (which he is pleated to call the
" Opposition") have at least a propor
tional “ claim to the confidence of the
people," even " on the score of econo
my.
A Judicious Observer.
in two or tight years, as the Confutation re
quires the Court to [meet at least once
io each year—but no matter for that ; —
for, by the fame rule that these federal
Edmrttfrara&m^^ rarffafoteoh
to abolilh the New Bank, and make that
illegal against which no law or usage did
exist ; by the fame rule that they could
deprive Citizens of the privilege of let
ting their Money, they might also aban
don the Constitution entirely, and hold
blit one session in any number of years
which would best accommodate the Old
Tories and Speculators.>
Federal Veracity.
for THE R. GAZETTE.
0 The Federalists are now the tail ot an
expiring fadion ; they are driven to the
most pitiful jubterf&ge; like a frowning
man, they catch at,nfe% and hug a
phantom. A writer in a late tory paper
over the signature of ^ 4 Farmer, mer
its no further attention, than just to cor,
red his mis-representations, refpeaiog
fol. JOHN LANGDON-This Farm
er would persuade the People of,New
hampfhire, that Mr. Langdon's proper
ty is chiefly embarked on the uncertain
sea of speculation ; that he is a Merchant
who would o„re# the Agricultural inter
est ; than which, nothing can be more
untrue. Mr. Langdon does not own
a vessel on the ocean, not a tingle nil;
his riches are not afloat ; he is not a mer
chant ; nor is a finglefa7/% of his rich
es occupied in commerce, except that be
may loan his money to his neighbors—
And, besides an independent property in
R,#^ Meat,, he owns also, an independ
ent LANDED ESTATE :— These are
STUBBORN FACTS, which all the
Federal Tories in Newhampfhire are now
challenged to controvert— As to Gover
nor Gilman, I have nothing to fay,
except that he has already been Governor
of the state, at least FOUR years longer
than an, man ever ought to be, in fuc
ceflipn. I shall close with one other ob
servation, i. e. that the Governor cannot'
o„np the Farmer, and free the merchant
from the burden of government, unless
he can over-influence and pervert the te
giflature to favor his defats; and this
overgrown influence, (as most of our le
gislators are Farmers) he can never at
tain, except by being too long minted
in office--! inyft be indulged in another
[- Laocoon, and several oth
er political communications, are
unavoidably postponed.
Newyork, Feb. 1. —Intelligence
from Smyrna, under date of Sept.
17th filys —" A veflel has lately
been purchased here by the Tri
politans, for the purpose, it is
said, of arming her on a cruise
against the Americans; she is an
Idraatic hull, with three polacre
masts, mounts ten guns on aside
with two stern chasers ; has a
yellow streak about two feet broad
at the highest of her ports ; five
cabbin windows that open and two
falfe ones, with a Phoenix painted
at the centure of her stern, ftand#
ing upon the top of a tree sur
rounded with a blaze of fire, as
just riling out of it; a bird
head of a middle size standing up#
on a level, and painted white.
4b£raa of David Humpbre,, Esq.'s letter
dated—Madrid, 08 24th, 1801.
" I am just advised by the
Charge des Affairs of His Swe
affmion, which the Citizens of New-H.
do not want evidench of —that there is
not a Gilman in the state, who is more
the Friend of Equal Justice, or more the
Friend of poor men, and the best interest
of the Farmers, than is Col. J. LANG
DON, who will receive the vote of every
real Republican, who is not deceived.
Philo Agricultural.
,0- The fubje& of the Elec
tions, engages the attention of the
Citizens at large—On the issue,
depends the hormonizing of the
government of this State with that
of the Union; the harmonizing
of Newhampfhire with Twelve
ofher Sifter States, who have all
Republican Governors, and Re
publican Legislatures.
/ 1# The New Bank.
i tefyfrwing are the Yeas and Nays
of the Senate, on the question for incoi
patong th# New Bank :—
Republicans. ; [Nap. Difl.No.
teas. D^. Ne. Jere. Fogg, 2
John Goddard, 1 Silas Bettao, 3
Mich. M'Clary, 4 Nath. Taylor, 6
John M'Duffee, 5 ►< John Orr, 7
jag. Flanders, 8 Eph. Hartwell, 9
E. Whitcomb, 10 A. Shephard, 11
_ LM. Rtffill, 12
, Majority —TWO ! !
On the question for repealing the odi-
OW Refraining Act, (which forbids cer
taid citizens to let money, gold and sil
ver) the yeas and nays flood the fame.
This is a question of JUSTICE and
injustice ; and will enable the PEOPLE
to judge who are their Friends, who are
the Friends of Liberty and the Constitu
tion ; and who are the friends of Tyran
ny and Toryifm.— To the PEOPLE the
appeal is made, to render justice to the
injured, insulted, and oppressed, by ele&-
ing men of hoaefty integrity, and rejea
ing the advocates of aristocracy, injustice
and Oppression.
A lift of the Representatives, on the
fame question, is omitted this week for
want of room—it (hall appear next.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
for Governor,
JOHN LANGDON,
A firm Whig of 1775 —1802.
Levi Bartlett, Ceaaciller for Rockingham C.
Benjamin Peirce, do. for Hilfarrt count,.
James Flanders, Senatorfer DtJlria Ne 8.
Robert Alcock, do. No. 9.
Michael M'Clary, do. No. 4.
William Tarlton, do. No. 12.
-John Goddard, do. No. 1.
Benjamin Barnard, do. No. 2.
Elilha Whitcomb, do. "No. 10.
John M'Duffee, do. No. 5.
Jafiah Adams, of Newmarket, Regifer of
Deeds for Rockingham Count,.
Nathaniel Folforc, Treasurer for do.
Republican 6a,ette, Feb. 16.
dish Majesty, at this Court, that
he has received intelligence from
the Captain of a merchant veflel
of his nation, dated 24th ult. at
Mahon, that a Tripoline corsair
had gone out of that port, and
that two others were preparing to
fail; all of them having English
colours and Minorcan crews, for
the purpose of avoiding, under
that mask, the searches of the A
merican frigates. His informa
tion adds, that these three corfaira
are furnifhed with English docu
ments.
Feb. 2. Capt, Hall, arrived
yesterday in 33 days from Gib
raltar, informs, that at the time
of his failing there were fix Tri#
politan crullers laid up there fa
ordinary; and that the U. S. frig
ate Essex was cruising off that
port. Capt. H. brings dispatches
from the American Consul at
Gibraltar to the Secretary of
State.
The United States frigate Pres
ident, Commodore, Dale has ar
rived at Hampton Roads.
Between 40 and 50 Justices of
the Peace, had been nominated
on the 2d of March, 1801, for
the ten miles square, Territory of
Columbia. They were reduced
by the President to 30; of whom,
25 were of those nominated by
Mr. Adams, and 5 added to them.
Nat. Intel,
In a field of Capt, Samuel Ve
ry, of this Town, in many places,
last week the grass was from 4 to 5
inches high. Salem Reg. Feb. 1.
A steer was killed at Hebron a
few weeks since, which weighed
1894 lbs.
It is said in England, by those
who are the friends of administra
tion, that there is no nation in Eu
rope so flourifhing as that.; if so
and the foltowing Ratement be
true, how deplorable must be the
state of every European power !
It is given to us, that the national
Debfe of England has increased
18 English guineas every minute
during the forty one years and'
two months the present King has
fat on the throne.
TAKENO TICE.
THE subscriber earnestly calls
on all persons indebted to him, either by
note or account, to make immediate pay
ment, or he will positively call io anoth
er way, not so agreeable, for debts of
more than three months standing.
JAMES WALLACE,
Henniker, Dec. 24th, 1801.
0 BUSINESS will be tranfad^
ed in future, at the Store of the subscrib
er, under the firm of WALLACE and
EATON ; where there will be constant
ly kept, a handsome assortment of
vEuropean and India and W. I,
GOODS;
together with CRQCKERY& GLASS
WARE, &c. &c. All which will be fold
at a very moderate price, for Cash or for
Country Produce— by the publick's very
humble servants.
/ WALLACE & EATON.
VENDUE.
To be SOLD, at public Vendue,
on the 22d February next, at ten o'clock,
A. M; a very excellent FARM in Sand
bornton, nowin the occupation of Mr.
John Qark. Sale to be on the premifee.
EBEN. CLARK, Auctioneer.
January 28th, 1802. 53
SADLER's Apprentice, wanted
immediately, a imart, adive LAD, 14 or
15 years old. Apply in Pembroke to
Dec. 5. DAVID JONES.