Republican gazette — Concord, N.H., 1801-02-12 00:00:00, page 3

wrong, and knowing what fluff they were made
of, he knew whatvdue to put on their opinions ;
his owning a quantity of state notes himlelf, I do
assure yon; my dear fir, did not bias his judgment
in this affair, as many people feppofed. Then
again, about the flare's hiring the money to pur
chase up or pay off those notes, why ihould we
talk of that now ; was there need of haring the
money lie idle, in the treasury, when we could
have a good man's bond to produce it when want
ed ? as to our receiving the inters ft of the bond
ourselves, Lafk, where was the harm ? If the mo
ney had been actually paid into the trekfury would
the state have been better off, than by having a
bond to produce it if wanted ? True it was not
wanted, but if it had been wanted, who can fay
it would not have been ready when called fcr, if
we, or others gained the interest without advanc
ing any money, is the state the poorer for that ?
What is #OOO dollars to the state, and I give you
my word the interest did not much exceed that.
As to the Bank's offering to advance the money,
and its being refufed, tis all a hum ; people that
talk in this way had better mind their own busi
ness, and leave state affairs to their betters. Let
them plough their ground, and take care of their
farms, and we will take care of the State. len
treat you to prevent, these ftcries from exciting
prejudices agaioft us. How came they revived
now ? At the left ele&ion the, were not mention
cd. Then the story was, that G. had been in too
long, that his family had grown too rich in pub
lic service, that they seemed to corfider all lucra
tive and honorable offices their own property ; and
were dividing the loaves and fifties exclusively a
mong themselves. That they were taxing the
people to purchase Bank shires, and distributing
aommiffions to obtain influence. I Should not be
furprized ifwe thould again hear of the old story,
of buying up State notes and treasury orders, but
don't you mind any of these things, and above all,
prevent others, if possible, from hearkening to
them. We then Shall go on well, but if every old
woman's tab is to be run after, and those on whom
we formerly relied, begin to talk of W. and O.
and the Lord knows what other candidates, we
may as well give the matter up, and ail vote for
W. or some other (I was going to fay) jacobin,
bat it seems that word is growing into faShion.
If I thought we Should not keep the printers cm
our fide, I would take no more trouble about the
matter, for left year the office cost mere trouble
to obtain it, than it was worth. Tin true, once
or twice the Jacobins found admiffiun to the press;
but we soon found away to trig them in that, or
G—d knows what would have been our fate,"
This curious p^per contains much more, but
with the signature and date, is U obliterated, as
to be illegible*
NOMINATION for GOVERNOR.
Mr. Russell,
I WISH you through the medium of
your paper, to inform the citizens of the
state, that the Honorable TIMOTHY
WALKER, Esq. from undoubted in#
formation, will be very generally fup#
ported, for Governor for the ensuing
year, in all parts of the state, and will
certainly have nearly a unanimous vote
in this county. STRAFFORD.
Newhampfliire, Feb. 1801.
^liettlOte, communicated for the Gazette.
IT is said in Abifinia to be high treafox fdr a
l person to fit on the king's feat ; and he that
presumed to do this would be instantly hewn to
pieces, it there was not some other collateral proof
of his being a mad man. Itis probable Ihat A
lexander had heard of this law in Persia, and dis
approved of it ; for one day, it being extremely
cold, the king, fining in his chair before the fire,
warming bis legs, few a,foldier, probably a Per
sian, who had loft his feelings by extreme numb
hefs. The king immediately leaped from his
chair, ,nd ordered the footer to be set down in it.
The fire soon brought him to his fenfts, but he
had almost loft them again with fear, by finding
himself in the king's feat. To whom Alexander
said, "Remember, and distinguish how much
more advantageous to man, my government is,
than that of the king's of Persia. By fitting on
my feat, you have Saved your life ; by fitting on
theirs, you would inevitably have left it !"
CONCORD, February 12.
g|- There is but little news; the most
interesting matter we find relates to the
political affairs of our own country —
And what than this can be more inter:
efling to Americans ?
antatyatum. Communicated.
Yeflerda, was a day which in future will
be set down in the anglo#federalift's cal#
endar as doomfda, : Old Tories and Brit,
ifh agents, will forever curse it : But still
tis a day big with the fate of republican#
ism in America. For on that day was
eteded THOMAS JEFFERSON to
the Prtfidency of the United States
He isa patriot and philosopher; he en#
joyed the friendship and confidence of
Washington and Adams, during and
since the revolution, the grand princi#
ples of which he has ever advocated :
And long may he live to be the man
whom the People of America (hall de#
light to honor.
The OLD GAME, again!
I have read a letter dated at Detroit, toth
OH. mentioning that a few days previ
ous to the writing of said letter, “ An a#
farming circumllance took place: A
ferjeant Colt, belonging to the Canadian
volunteers, and a party with passports
from Capt. M'Lean, came to the Amer
ican fide, in disguise, in pursuit of de#
ferters ; they endeavored to trepan a
ferjeant major Knowland, in the United
States service, but were unfuccefsful.
'' In returning to their boat in the
evening, they broke open the door of a
Frenchman of considerable property and
refpe&ability ; he refilled and struck the
ferjeant with an axe, which bruised his
head very much, but they dragged the
Frenchman to their canoe, where he
broke from them ; they pursued and ran
him through with their fide arms ; he
again strove to leave them, but they
quieted him by a blow with a paddle on
his head, and rowed over to the British
fide; the man died in a few hours. The
Americans have demanded the perpe#
trators; what will be done, Ido not
know." Alban, paper.
When Religion is called up to forward
the designs of a party, and superstition is
made the stalking horse of power ; when
a love of liberty is decried as infidelity,
and rational opposition to tyrannic and
oppressive measures is denominated sedi
tion ; when we fee clergymen joining the
general torrent of abuse against their fel--
low citizens, nay becoming themselves
the most furious calumniators and mak#
ing the pulpit the medium of abuse, pro
faning the pure worship of the Almigh#
ty, and exciting animosity and division
among their hearers; and when we hear
these men denouncing a Jefferson,
and uniting without the lealt compunc#
tion, in the views of a profligate Hamil#
ton; it is then that the opinions of men
eminent for wisdom and piety, become
of peculiar importance. Sun of Lib.
Among the infant navy of the United
States, it is said the frigates United States,
Constellation, the John Adams, and the
Congress, have already undergone ex#
pensive repairs. The Montezuma de#
clared unfit for sea ; the Insurgent and
Pickering miffing ; the George Wafh#
ington, the (loops Experiment, Petapfco
and Merrimack engaged in the service
of other nations.
It is probable that before this, our
amicable Britifhfriends have business en#
ough to attend to. It appears by the
latest intelligence from Europe, that the
Northern powers, finding all remon#
France in vain, have combined for the
purpose of supporting their rights, and
convincing proud Albion that her wood#
en walls would not frighten them into
fubje&ion. Russia, Prussia, Sweden and
Denmark, in concert with Spain and the
French and Batavian Republics, it is
presumed, will be able to oppose in some
meafurb, the modeJl pretensions of Billy
Pitt, who infills that the cruisers of the
British government have right to search
neutrals, wherever they meet with them.
Impartial Journal.
Anglo-Federal Perverseness.
The anglo-federal or tory printers er^
deavour to establish as fa&, that Mr.
Burr has received equal evidence of
public confidence with Mr. Jefferfon, in
the recent election ; without derogating
in the least from the intrinsic merits of
Col. Burr, we will prove this position to
to be falfe. By the Constitution of the
United States, each elector is obligated
to give his vote for two persons, for Pre#
fident and Vice President: As in the
constitution the office of President is
mentioned firfl, as it is the office of the
firft dignity in the community, while the other is
a subordinate one, it is not only rational, but ab.
folutely corred, to suppose that every elector
would put that name firft upon his ticket, which
he intended for the President. We challenge
these quibblers to produce an instance where
Col. Burr has been set before Mr. Jefferfon by
an, elector in the Union. We presume none but
a crack brain'd federalift can doubt that the will
of the people is as clearly expressed as if the vote
had designated the office each one fliould hold!
and is not the attempt by the aristocrats, to put
Mr Burr before Mr. Jefferfon, dire&ly in oppo
fi ion to the general will of the people, expressed
by their electors ? most certainly it is ; however
it is perfectly in onifon with the lenor of anglo
federal conduct ever since the prtfent adminis
tration.
The Aristocrats in this country dread, as fin.
ners do the day of retribution, a treaty cf alli
ance between America and France ! because their
' schemes of aggrandizement shall prove a fpifer's
web ! A ckfo alliance with their matters the Brit
ish is their darling wifli.
—=*B^fflfflii^^^ —'
Mr. Russell,
ACCORDING to information, the ^onarable
JAMES FLANDERS Eq. will be re chosen
Senator for this uiftrict for the ensuing year.
The VOICE of No. 8.
We hear that the Hon. Thomas Crawford
of Bridgewater, will be supported tor Senator in
District No. 13.
We have a torrmotucation, signed " Grafton,
recommending William Taltom, Esq. of
Piermont, as Senator for the izih district.
Bp la@ etamg's fflatl.
We havea Portsmouth paper of the 10th in&.
it contains" fever^l articles of moment ; we have
lime now to extract only the following :
Things, go on 'fwinging'y ; the Convention
with France rejected by the Seuatt (the votes of
two thirds of the members being necefiry to rat
ify a treaty, and there being 16 fcr it, apd 14 a
gaioft it) ; the Sedition Law about to be pro
longed ; (the Hcufe of Representatives were di
vided equally, the Speaker carried it in the^ffir
mative) the public accounts finally fettled by fire,
and the Stenographers driven from the presence
of Congress. (The Speiker ordered the Editor
of the National Intelligencer out of fbe presence
of Congress, because he was taking down the de
bates for publication.) What a pity it is that the
4th of March is so nigh ; the day on which all
those bfofogs of Anglo-Federalist Bull cease !
A Philadelphia paper of fan. goth, f ys, that
since the firft day of the present month mcr^ or
ders have been given, and more contracts made,
for building Ships is the port of Philadelphia,
than during all the period between the ratification
of the British treaty, and the left day cf Decem
ber 1800. This city, notwithstanding all the ad
vantages which might be supposed to accrue from
the feat of the government, and the vast influence
of the British minister and British capital in it, has
Suffered more in its trade by the measures of ad
miniftratioa than any state in the union. That,
are orders for building Ships now for more than <
double the number of hands to be found in this
commercial port.