Oracle post — Portsmouth, N.H., 1804-09-25 00:00:00, page 3

John Caldwell, Esq. Lt. Gov. in Kentucky.—tt 'is
laid that Mr. Cooperof Northumberland, Penn.will
Write 'the life of Dr. Priestly .=The Newport Mer
cury states that, at the late election in Portsmouth,
Rhale-Island; “money was publicly offered to obtain
votes, and that votes were purchased by the self
styled. Republicans at various prices from a gill of
N. E^Rum to 75 or 100 dollars." If this conduct
qis tolerated, where will our republicanism be?
whit chance will a poor man have to be elected to
office? — ——
WE now consign to the care of our Friends, a
list of Gentlemen as Electors of President and Vice
sident, in November next. Federal Republi
cans—in electing your Candidates for Congress, you
have done nobly—but the work is incomplete with
out the Electors to sanction their vote. — Into your
hands the Ticket is comnutted—And for their elec
tion you are answerable to your brothers throughout
the Union-—Success crowns a calm and vigilant de
portment.
FEDERAL REPUBLICS TICKET.
Hon. OLIVER PEABODY, Ezeter.
JOHN PRENTICE, Londonderry.
WILLIAM HALE, Dover.
TIMOTHY FARRAR, New-Ipswich.
ROBERT WALLACE, Henniker.
BENJAMIN WEST, Charlestown.
CHARLES JOHNSTON, Haverhill, Esq'rs.
Louisiana Remonstrance. The great length of
\his article raust preclude its insertion in our paper;
but we will, if possible, soon give our readers its
butlines, and state the substance of that people's com
plaints and petitions. This remonstrance we find
published in the Washington official paper, and we
believe it genuine, notwithstanding the brassy con
tridiltions of a brazen-faced editor at Worcester.
We see no reason the federalists have to make a
noise about troubles in Louisiana, if it be all peace
and harraony. We have to pay enough for the
country, without paying more for keeping its inhab
itants in subjection." But, oh the otherhand, we see
TO reason for keeping back information from the
people—let them ask those who have been at New-
Orleans,-let them read Gov. Claiborne's letter,-let
them read the Louisiana democratic newspapers ;
and they will find to our sorrow that we have worse
things still to apprehend from the purchase of this
country, so extensive, so remote, and inhabited by
such a heterogeneous race.
ON the first Monday of November next, you are
lr, r law required, to choose seven men for Electors of
President and Vice-President of the United States.
The election of the first magistrate of a nation is an
object of vast importance. The power and autho
rity necessarily given to him are great and exten
sive. They extend to your persons, to your prop
erty, and to your dearest rights. Happily on a sub
ject of such magnitude your duty & interest are one.
They unite in urging you faithfully ^examine, and
carefully to scrutinize,the character and pretentions
of those who are candidates for that high office.
The right of electing rulers is one of thepeculiar
excellencies of a republican government. But when
ever you elect men to office, without examining their
character and qualifications, you abuse that right,
you visually declare that it is of no value, and that
you will no longer exercise it. In an elective gov
ernmenc, a man's election to office ought always to
depend, noc on birth, family or fortune, but solely on
his personal character and merit. And therefore
whenever a man is a candidate for an elective of
fcc^ thereby invites, and it becomes the duty of
the ,eo/7% to make nfree inquiry into his charac
ter and conduct,
In his Notesou Virginia, a work written by Mr.
Jefferson in the year 1781 and 1782, page 124, he
savs,"it is for the happiness of those united in so
ciety to harmonize as much as possible in matters in
which they must of necessity transact together. Ci
vil government being the sole object of forming so
cieties, its administration must be conducted b, com
mon consent. Every species of government has its
specific principles. Ours perhaps are more pecu
liar than those of any other in the universe. It is a
composition of the freest principles of the English
constitution, with others derived from natural right,
and natural reason. To these nothing .mere can be
opposed than the maxims cf aischte monarchies,
let,from such, we are to expect the greatest mem
ber of Emigrants, Thepwillbrirg with them the
principles of the governments they leave, infcibed
in their garly youth ; or if able to throw them off,
it will be in exchange for an unbounded licentious
ness, passing, as is usual, from ere extreme to a
nother. It would be a miracle were they^to step
precisely at the point of temperate liberty. Their
principles, with their language, they will transmit
to their children. In proportion to their numbers,
they will share with us the legislation.^ They will
infuse into it their *hit, warp and bias its direc
tions, and render it a heterogeneous, incoherent, dis
tracted mass. I may appeal to experience, during
the present contest, for a verification of these conjec
tures. But if they be not certain in event, are they
impossible, are they not probable ? Is it not safer to
wait with patience 27 years and 3 months longer, for
the attainment of any degree of population desired or
expected ? May not our government be more homo
geneous, more peaceable, more durable 'Suppose 20
Millions of republican Americans thrown all of a
sudden into frunce, what would be the condition of
that kingdom ? If it would be more turbulent, less
Pappy, less strong, we may believe that the addi
tion of half a million of foreigners to our present
numbers would produce a similar effect here."
Are not these principles sound, are not the facts
true, and the inferences he deduces from them just ?
yet ten years afterwards this same Mr. Jefferson
finds it convenient to advance a different doctrine
on the same subject. In his first message to Con
gress, Dec- 8, WOI, he says, “Z catmot omit re-
The democratic members ofCorgress, ,met last
winter at Washington in the Senate Chamber, and
in caucus resolves,That they would support Thomas
Jefferson as a candidate for a re-election. This I
consider as conclusive evidence of his being a candi
date. His character ought therefore to be impar
tially examined, and his conduct fairly stated that
the people may judge whether he is intitled to that
high office. To aid you in that investigation and to
direct v^ur enquiries to his real conduct, I will state
a few facts for veur consideration.
*, Their Honors, Judge Smith and Liver
more, have declined standing as candidates for
Electors.
Electors of President, &c.
To the Freemen of Aew-Hampshire.
For the ORACLE.
No. I.
commending a redistil of the laivs on the subject
of naturalization. Considering the ordinary chan
ces of human life, a denial of citizenship under a
residence of fourteen years, Is a denial to a great
proportion of those who ask it ; and contrails a
policy pursued, from their first settlement, by ma
ny of those States, and still believed of consequence
to their posterity. And shall we refuse to the up
happy fugitives from distress, that hospitality
Which the savages of the wilderness extended to
our fathers arriving in this land ! Shall oppressed
humanity find no asylum on this globe? The con
stitution, indeed, has wisely provided that tor ad
mission to certain offices of important trust, a resi
dence shall be required, sufficient to develope cha
racter and design. But might hot the general cha
racter and capabilities of a citizen he safely com
municated to every ONE manifesting a bona fide
purpose of embarking his life and fortunes perma
nently with us ?"
What, cannot oppressed humanity find an asylum
unless the U. S. admit foreigners to the rights of citi
zenship ? Are asylum and citizenship convertible
terms, are they synonymous ? And what was the effect
of the Indians admitting our fathers to this land—did
it hot produce the ruin and destruction of those ve
ry savage tribes ? Mh Jefferson not content with in
creasing the means of admitting into our country,
foreigners, whose manners, customs,habits and pre
judices are opposed to our government, but he
bursts open the doors of an important office to a
foreigner. Albert Gallatin, a Genevan, scarcely a
ble to lisp our language, is appointed Secretary of
the Treasury. An appointment truly humiliating to
the pride of Americans—not a native could Mr.
Jefferson find, not one, that he would trust, at The
head of the Treasury department. A,foreigner
only was qualified, a foreigner who but a few years
previous tathis elevation was clerk to the Whiskey
Insurgents in Pennsylvania—An insurrection that
he fomented and aided, that cost the United States
a million of dollars to suppress. Aforeigner,^ho
after the strong arm of government had crushed
that rebellion, came in, claimed and obtained a
pardon, an act of indemnity from that govern
ment, the majesty of whose laws, he had so grossly
. insulted— This is the foreigner, this the man whom
Mr. Jefferson delights to honor ! And is Mr. Jef
ferson the man, my fellow citizens, wnom you
wish should rule over you ?
CATO.
A Charity Sermon for the benefit of this Institu
tion was delivered in the afternoon of Sunday last
to a crowded auditory, by the- Rev. Mr. Alden,
from a text .happily chosen in Ecclesiastes xi. 1.
" Cdst thy bread upon the waters ;for after many
days thou shalt find it." T 9 this judicious discourse
were added an appropriate hymn, by Jona-
M. Sewall, Esq. and another by the Rev. Geo :
Richards, accompanied with solemn and affecting
music. A contribution was then made to the amount
of one hundred and twenty dollars ; and if the
infant state of this benevolent institution be consid
ered, we trust [in the encouraging admonition of
the speaker] that no one will .despise the, day of
small things —but that its fair and amiable Found
ers will be still more ably assisted by the other sex,
in an undertaking, so laudable as the support and
education of or/i/zans,Mother indigentfemale children
" Sweet the delight, when grief-worn heart#
Feel cor,folation's lenient hand
Bind up the wounds from fortune's darts,
With friendship's lifefuppGrting band !"
VERMONT.—Our last Vermont papers, are of
opinion, from the returns received, that His Ex
cellenncy Govenor Tichenor has more support
this than lie had last year : and that his re-election is
not doudted The Hon, James Elliot, Eq
will obtain his re-election to Congress. [Cent.
Yesterday Gen. Dearborn, Secretary at War,
arrived in town on his way from Maine to Wash
ington. '
Mr. Burr has arrived in Georgia, on his way,
it is said to Louisana,where the standard of rebellion
is already hoisted.
—4I+C—
EXTRACT
from the Docket of the Superior Court, August
term, 1724.
COMPLAINT being made to the Court, that the
Hogs going at large in the towns of Portsmouth
and Newcastle, is a public nuisance ; Ordered,
That the Hogrives in said towns be directed to do
their duty as the law directs, as they will answer
their default.
07°A MOTHER and a WIDOW, in pursuit of
a lost Son, humbly requests the printers of the Unit
ed States to publish, that if CHARLES BROVVN,
thirteen years of age, who left York, in Upper Can
ada, on the 13th of April last, to cross the lake in a
bark canoe, in company with Benjamin by trade a
baker, be living, and will send to the office of the
Albany Centinel, he may hear of his mother, and
something more to his advantage.
Albany, August 20.
17° A Mr. BOWLING, at the South-end of the
town, conceiving that his wife was alluded to in a
London paragraph, in the 4thfoage of the last Oracle,
takes this opportunity to inform the public, that on
the contrary, his wife is a discreet and prudent
woman.
MARINE LIST.
Saturday lift arrived here brig Governor Strong, Capt.
Boardman, in 33 days from Sutrinam —Sept 5, lat. 33,
55.10 n 68, 59, spoke sch Morning 0ar,12 days from Guad
aloupe, bound to Portland, Capt York ; and brig from
New. York ; bound to the Havann^h—Left at Surrinam,
Aug it, brig Bee, Fletcher, for Newburyport— Ontari,
Diffiofor Boston—Folly and Peggy, BeelJor Norfolk--brig
Eunice, Smith, Boflon—Two brothers, Kthte, do.—Tn
duftry Cook, Providence—Agenora, Cammell, N, York
—sch Union, Bickford Salem—brig Albert, Webb, Norfolk
—sch Sarah,Tre£th„, Bo(lon—brig Hope,Spooner, Prov
idence— brig Alert, Stimfog, Bofton—brig—',Manfon, ^o,
to fail in 6 days.'
Sunday arrived, brig Washington, Capt Cox in 30 days
from Trinidad. Sept. 1, kt 30, 49, 100, 6,, spoke sch,
POR TSMO UTH FEMALE ASYL UM.
Commercially Important.
An act was passed in Great-Britain, June %,
1804, which declares that " No duty whatsoever
shall be payable on the export of any LINEN of
the manufacture of any part of theUnitedkingdom,"
(which includes Great-Briiain and Ireland ;) and
that " it may be exported FREE to any place what
soever."
Unhappy Accident-On Thursday last a young
er brother of Mr, James Rundiet fell from the
fourth story of his Store into the cellar, and wound
ed and bruised him in a shocking manner—last
evening he seemed to be recovering.
The Cargo of brig Paulina, consisting of
Pipes of Oil-proof Brandy ;
half do. Aloque Wine ;
Coarse Salt ;—
In Store
Coffee, Rum and Sugar.
Portsmouth, September 22, 1804.
Strafford ss.
TO the Honorable the
Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature,
holden at Dover, in and for the County of Strafford
on the first Tuesday of September, A. D. 1804.
Humbly Shews, Luther Dearborn of Wake
field, in the County of Strafford, aforesaid, esquire,
guardian of the Persons and estate of Dudley Lea
vitt and Sarah Leavitt, minors under the age of
twenty-one years, which minors were children of
J^eph Leavitt, late of Wakefield, aforesaid, Gen
tleman, deceased, that the said Dudley Leavitt is
seized of and in a certain tract or parcel of Land,
situated in said Wakefield, in the first division of
lots in said town, and is part of lots numbered eigh
teen and twenty, containing forty-six acres, more or
less, and bounded as follows, to wit, beginning at the
north-picked' corner of Benjamin Perkins' land in
lot numbered twenty, then runnii g south forty-six
and one half degrees west, eight, -eight rods to the
river; then beginning at the picked corner afore
said, and running north sixty-five rods to stakes
and stones ; then south fifty-six degrees west to the
river ; then by said river to said Perkins' land—Al
so that the said Sarah Leavitt is seized of and 111 a
certain tract or parcel of Land situated in Wake
field aforesaid, in the first division of lots in said
town, being part of lot numbered eighteen, being all
the land between land set off to Phillip Leavitt and
Dudley Leavitt, and bounded as follows, to wit, be
ginning at the north picked corner of land set off to
Dudley Leavitt, then running south fifty-six degrees
west one hundred and fifteen rods to the river; then
by the river to the land set off to Phillip Leavitt ;
then by said Phillip Leavitt's land to the east end
of said lot; then south sixty-five rods to the first men
tioned bounds., The said I^uther Dearborn repre
sents that it is necessary for the support and would
be conducive to the interest of his said Wards to
have the lands above mentioned sold—Wherefore,
the said Luther Dearborn prays that licence may be
granted him to sell and dispose of the lands afore
said, as the law in such caseprovides, and will ever
pray, &c. LUTHER DEARBORN.
Attest, NATH'I ADAMS, Clerk.
Copy examined by
NATH'L. ADAMS, Clerk.
tyHEREAS Betsy, mJ
V V wife, has left my bed and board, and re
fuses to live vyith me ; this is, therefore,* )jerbid all
Persons harbouring or trusting hereon ^ UfQupt,
as I will not pay any debt of her confecting after
this date. NOAH BROUGHTON.
Portsmouth, September 22d, 1804.
Strafford ss. Superior Court, September term,lßo4.
ORDERED by the Court that the Petitioner
notify all persons concerned to appear before the
Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature to be
holden at Dover within & for the Courier} of Straf
ford,on the fourth Tuesday of February next,toshew
cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said pe
tition should not lie granted, by causing said petition
and order of Court thereon, to be published three
weeks successively in the Portsmouth Oracle, the
last publication whereof to be six weeks before said
term.
The Members of Gov. Gil
man'sßlues are hereby notified to appear at the Court
House on Tuesday next at Two o'clock P. M. with
Arms & Accoutrements Sc in complete uniform.
The Roll will be calld precisely at half past two
o'clock.— pr.ci der of the Captain.
S. NUTTING, 0. 8.
Portsmouth, Sept. 22, 1804
In England, Admiral C. Parker, fan of Sir Peter Parker. -
The celebrated adnrd, Lord DUNCAN, aged 73. In
Ireland, O'Brien, the famous "Irilh giant."
Mechanic, B^ley, from Surrinam for New-York, Sept. ~
„ 36, 20 100 7:, spoke ship Diana, Fxifh, from New-
York for Jamaica.
Same day, arrived brig'Equator Shaw, from Demara
ra, left there :hc brig Hitty, Walker, of and for Portsmouth
to fail in abou io lays—brig , Jenkins for Portsmouth
in 14 days—br^ Pallas, Lake, for dr. In days—brig George
of Boston to lhil nett day, commanded by the ma§ the
captain saving deceased. Lat 38, 23, lon, 69, JO, fpokc
ship Thoma ,of N, York, one 14 days for Surinam Lat,
39 38, lon, 99, spoke a sch from Seremaca bound to Salem
it blowing very hard, could gain no farther particulars.
Lat 43 30 loi) 7 spoke a fchr from Madeira, for Marble
head, name unknown —Lat 26 56 lon 68 20 saw a brig
Handing to the fouihitd, both topmasts gone by the caps
Same day, arrived fchr Dolphin, Cape Tripe, 30 day
from Tortola ' $
Same day, arrived fchr Montpelier, Capt Tibbetfy3s
days from Demerara.
Sept 15, failed brig Mary, Frost, for Bar badoes— Same
day, Brig Berfey, Ricker. Martinico
Sept 16th failed fchr Quicktime, Clarkfon, Weft Indies
e-" ~---2 ;- —
ORDAINED,
At Bedford, N. H Rev David M' Gregore. At Brad
ford, Ms, Rev. Charles Coffin, jun .Evangelist at large, by
the Essex Middle Association. At New Salem, Ms Rev,
Warred Pierce. At Norwich, Vt. Rev James W. Wood
ward.
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MARRIED,
At York, Me, Mr. Stephen Thatcher, merchant, of Ken
nebunk, to Miss Harriot Preble, daughter of Col. Elias P.
of York. In this town, by the Rev T. Alden, Capt. Geo,
Washington Balch co Mils Dorothy Noble, youngest daugh
ter of the late Dea. Noble—Mr, Richard Rice to Miss
Maria Ball.
DIED,
At Salem, Ms. Miss Betsey Williams, aged 2z, a
young lady of extraordinary accomplhhmcnts and genius—
Concord, Ms. Mr. Leonard Mellen of Charleftown, Ms.
attorney, aged, 28. Dresden, Me Hon. Jonathan Bow
man, aged 69 Judge of Probate and Judge in the Court of
Common Pleas for the County of Lincoln. KingOon, N.
H John Eastman, Esq Engaged in moderate exercise in
the field, he fell and expired instantly— a man of unspotted
reputation. Hanover, NH. Mrs. Hannah Brewster, the
amiable and exemplary consort of Gen. Ebenezer B.
In this town, Mrs. Moses, wife of Mr. Benjamin M: —An
infant child of Dr N A Haven
NOW LANDING and FOR SALE
BY
Jacob Sheafe,
ATTENTION !
ALL Persons indebted to
Will be fold as above, another trad of Land'
containing about 30 acres, lying almost conti
guous to the above mentioned 28 acres, com
monly called and known by the name of Jenk
ins' Island, is well watered, and with small ex
pence may be made to produce great quantities
of grass for hay or paßurage. An indisputable
title will be given, and conditions of payment
made known at time and place of sale.
the Littery Office for TICKETS sold by them, or
received by notes — are requested to make imme
diate payment to the Managers, that they lAuy be
enabled to pay the prizes which v ill seen become
due—and to close every account relating to the
First Class.
N. B. Tickets for the 2d.
Class may be had at the usual places of sale.
Portsmouth, August 24, 1804.
^'?''''- te m *: - . ,^ie v .^
t Money makes the mare go !"
Money makes the subscriber's horse go !
^nd the printers tell him that without Money
the press cannot go ! —Therefore,
A LL Persons who are in
-1 A debted to him for Newspapers, are re
queued to make payment up jo the fast cl Septem
ber, instant, as he must make a general settlement;
with the* Printers, the first or next month.''
He thanks his Friends and Patrons tor their past
favors, and hopes by a prompt attention to liis Lusi--
ness, to deserve future patronage.
C Mail Carrier
WILLIAM 1 HAlEß,<yro„z Portsmouth
„ Cto Brattleboro'.
September 18, 1804. . ,
THE Subscriber calls on all
indebted to him to make immediate payment, as his
contract with Government expires in a few days
and he shall then cease riding—Those residing at a
distance from the route will leave their pay where
they receive the papers—He is determined to col
lect every' account immediately.
Stephen Worth.
AUCTIONS.
ragg^Hfe,
THIS DAY, at 10 o'clock,
At S. Little's Office,
Buck-street, — Will be Sold,
5 chests Hyson TEA; %
a few barrels Country FLOUR; and SHIP
BREAD; ,
boxes of RAISINS; casks do.
bbls. RUM; do. GIN;
15 boxes BAR SOAP. —ALSO—
a small invoice of :.
English Goods,
THAT unless the Delinquent Taxes are paid on the
following Pews in St. John's Church cn or before the
29th day of October, 11C4, they will be sold at Public
Vendue, at 12 o'clock on said day—viz.
Pews. Amount of Taxes due.
No. 2 for 1800, $lB,lBOl. $lO, 18G2, sß—s36 CO
52, half Pew, 1801, $2-50, 1802, $2-50,
1803, $2-50 7 50
17 1801, SB, 1802, SB, 16 00
26, half Pew, 1801, $4, 1802, $4.1803, $4--i2 0Q
63, do. do. 1803, s3—so 3 50
24, 1802, $4, 1803, $6 1(7 00
51, quarter Pew, 1803, sl—2s m 1 25
Dollars 86 25
THOMAS BROWN, )„
WILLIAM R. HARDY. J Gardena,
September 22, 1804.
OnN Tuefday the 25th day
U of September next, will be
exposed to public file 10 the high
est bidder, at Capt. Hufe's tavern
io Greenland, (if not previously
disposed of at private sale) about 28 acres of
that well known FARM, lately improved by
Lieut. Samuel Pickering, deceased, lying imme
diately on'the Poli Road, near Greenland meet
ing-house. The foil of the firft quality, and
equal to an, in the State for grass, has a good
well on it, and is otherwise well watered.
BY license from the Judge of Probate for
the county of Rockingham, will be fo'd at
public vendue, on the 29 h cay of November
next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the
dwelling house of Elizabch Picketing in Green
land, the real etiate cf Samuel Pickering, of
laid Greenland, deceased; confining cf ail his
Estate io the House and Land vheie he lately
lived, and a lot in the Cedar Swamp, fubjeft to
the widow's clover.
ELIZA PICKERING, Executrix.
Greenland, Sept. 12, 1804.
BY Licence from the Hon.
Nathaniel Rogers, Esq. Judge of Pro
bate of Wills, &c. for the County of Rockingham,
will be sold at Public Vendue, to the highest bidder, .
on Thursday the eleventh day of October next, on
the premises, at eleven o'clock before noon, all the
Real Estate of Jonathan Martin Tredlck,
late of said Portsmouth. Mariner, deceased. con
sisting of a DWELLING HOUSE, and Land there
to belonging, situate by the Eastwardly side of
Water-street in said Portsmouth, subject to tire Wi
dow's dower.
Conditions will be made known at the time and
place of sale.
(Signed) MARTHA TREDICK, Administratrix.
Portsmouth, September 22d, 1804.'
Real Estate in Greenland at
Valuable Real Estate
IN PORTSMOUTH, at PUBLIC AUCTION.
Joteph Pickering.
Portsmouth, August 31.
consisting of Broad Cloths, ,nd Cassimeres.
At private Sale,
RUSSIA FEATHER BEDS, very cheap.
Take Notice.
—ALSO—
Auction.