Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-03-09 00:00:00, page 1

friends and Fellow Citizens,
AS the indecent and abusive attack on the
public and private character of Col. Lang
don, by a writer in your last paper under
the signature of Lucius, has for its principal
objea, to influence in the approaching e
lesion for Governor of this State, it is for
that reason a fubjeft of public concern, and
every friend to truth,to justice &to the wel
fare of the State is in duty bound as early as
possible, to exert himfelf to ward off the in
tended mifchief, left the cause of virtue and
republicanism be wounded through misrep
resentation and deceit. The artful suppres
sion of his elaborate production (which is
known to have been a long time in readiness)
Until the last days of the eleaioneering
campaign,too clearly shews, that the author
was peculiarly solicitous to guard against a
seasonable inveftigatit-n of his infiduous plan.
To prepare the public mind for the re
ception of his calumnies, several lengthy
columns are taken up,in exciting the pas
sions, ftifling the judgment and baiting the
prejudices of his readers. The highest pre
tensions to all the patriotic virtuefare made
with more than puritannic fervour ; he tells
you be is retrained from the life of unlaw
ful weapons (by his piety no doubt) and la
ments that his tender, coafcience will not fuf
fer him to use railing for railing. To con
vince you more fully of hit difinterefled pat
fiotilm, he assures you " he is a candidate
for no office either in your gift or in that
of the person you iball ded"—but does not
tell you that he now holds an important and
lucrative office received at the hands of the
present exectrtive, and that he knows of a
gother hill more so, in referve.for him,
should the pending metres of Congress
foperferde the fflid%6f appointments of pre
sident Adams. He declares that "he is
not confeious to himfelf that he feels
Crren freest of per from to
D. C. D. C
ASHES, Pot, iffort, T. 120 0 126 66
, Pearl -- 140 0 146 0
Allurn, C. 8 0 9 0
Anchors, so. 012 0 0
Bread, Ship C. 4 50 6 50
Butter ft >0 14 0 16
Beef, common B. 9 0 0 0
mess --ii 0 11 'o
Bean, white bu. 125 1 25.
Brandy, Spanish 41b pr. G. 150 155
Naples 4/b„.-- 1 40 1 45
Barley bu. 1 10 1 17
Brimstone, °t. 3 0 4 0
Brimstone, Roll C. -4 50 5 0
Corn, Indian " — 067 0 75
Rye -- 090 0 0
Cassia fy 070 075
Cloves — 166 216
Coffee *- 0 18 0 19
Cheese, American — 0 6 014
Cotton,foreign /carce — 040 045
, American -- 0 25 030
Cordage, American C. 14 50 15 °
, Foreign, -- 12 0 13 0
Chocolate, common fb 02b 020
, best N0.2&1 — 029 032
Candles, mould cl 17 ° 2 "
, dipt — 017 017
Coals, foreign Ch. 14 0 14 0
, American none, -- bo 0 0
Copperas, C. 3 5d4 0
Cloth, Tow yd. 016 017
Duck, Russia, tfqual. Bt. 16 0 18 0
FOREIGN BILLS.
lills on London : 30 days, : (For Case) 1| a 2 pr: cent. dis.
do. dq. : : : 00 days, : : do. : 24 pr. ct. dis.
do. do. : : : 90 days, : : do. : 3 do. do.
bills on Hamburg, payable in London,it 60 days, t : do. do. do. do.
do. on AmUerdam, payable in do. bo days, ': : do. do. do.
To the Free Electors of
Hampshire,
Li imfwer to Lucius in th Oracle of the
27th February.
NUMBER 28. VOL. III.]
From the New-Hampshire GAZETTE.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY NUTTING & WHITELOCK, PRINTERS OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
PORTSMOUTH PRICE CURRENT.
allien toil san tfo been# relate fyeri bf t§em as &2 are : -Bating erteraate, nor set baton ouflt in malice.
zeth and
New-
Republican Ledger,
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— fr r<tfogfyp
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Duck, Ravens — to 50 12 0
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 0 1 10
Filh, Merchant, €, 4 0 425
,W. India mark. — 325 375
Scale -- 250 275
Salmon none B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel — 750 8 b
, Flour, super. frefh — 850 8 0
, fine — 8 0 8 0
, middlings -- 650 7 0
, country C. 3 0 350
Fuftick T. 45 0 0 0
~ Bristol cr. loby 8, bx. 15 0 15 50
9 b y 7, — 14 0 14 50
Bby 6, — 11 0 II 50
0 ) Hamburg ibby 8, — 12 0 0 0
< 7 b Y9, — '3 0 0 0
Gun Powder ffi 050 055
Geneva, Holland V^G. 120 120
, American#^ -- 090 0 0
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. M. 20 0 25 0
Hogs Lard ftj 012 0 14
Iron, Philadelphia T. 140 0 0 0
, Russia —I2OO 125 0
, Swedes --<3° 0 0 °
Logwood T. 40 0 45 °
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 0 0 16 0
, dry -- 14 0 14 5°
, red — 850 0 0
, sheet — 10 50 0 0
Lumber, boards clear M. 17 0 18 0
, , merch. — 12 0 13 0
Shingles -- 150 225
the smallest personal animosity against any
of the candidates for your favor, that if he
was so confeious he would desist and leave
the ungrateful talk to others who might
bring with them minds perfectly free from
personal bias."—Thefe are the solemn de
clarations of the man who from the time
of his enlistment under the banners of aris
tocracy to the pfefent moment, has on all
convenient occasions madeihe character of
Mr. L. the theme of his most virulent abuse,
and who in the very performance contain
ing those declarations has grofsiy and in the
most unprovoked and wanton manner af
perfed even the private reputation of the Wor
thy judge Walker, evidently for no better
purpose than to give the more diffusive scope
to his malevolent humor. Let any one dis
posed to doubt my affertjons, read his re
marks and judge for themselves. Had Lu
cius extended his views no farther than to
have (hewn that Mr. L. or his friends for
him have no claim to the chief magiflracy,
in virtue of former services, I should have
no disposition to oppose his reasonings ; nei
ther Mr. Langdon, Mr. Gilman nor any
one else can have any such claim from that
source. Jo a republican Government all
offices should be considered as the free gift of
the people, and the people should confider it
their duty, not to barter them for any let
vices capable of pecuniary reward, but to
bellow them on those who under all circum-
Rances, are in their opinion belt qualified to
discharge the incumbent duties, and that for
mer services whether rewarded or hot should
only be considered as evidence of ability or
disposition so to do, unless in a poflible,
though not probable case, the qualifications
of different candidates for the farpe office'
should be precisely equal. But the .plain de
sign of Lucius is to draw a comparison be
tween thedifierent candidates, Mr. Langdon
and Mf.Oilman, favorable to the latter and
wholly at the expence of Mr. L.—Had he
done this by allowing to Mr. L. the credit
to which he is jyftly entitled and extolled, to
the highest pitch to which the most enthusi
astic imagination could have carried him, the
wifam, benevolence, magnanimity, dfolcrtfed
UlboltfaU prices Current, at portfmoutb, ^eto^ampQiire.
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, ON SATURDAYS.
Couric of Grtbange, at Cotton.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9 , 1802.
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Current prices of per from to
D. c. D. c.
Lemons frefo bx. 7 0 8 0
Lime, half hhd. 175 2 0
Leather, Soal, dried, ft ) 020 0 0
Molasses G. 040 042
Nutmegs ^s° 5 5°
Nail Rods scarce T. 8 0 0 0
.Cricut, M. 034 036
to 6d j -- 070 0 72
^, 6d, wrought — 117 0 u
,< I rod, do. infpe&ed— 175 183
Zi | 2od, do. do. -- 240 250
(Sheathing, cut C. 1, 50 0 0
^f Liver B. 14 0 15 0
O ^Linfeed G. 110 115
Pepper ffi 030 030
-Pork, best pieces B. 16 0 18 0
, common -- 13 0 15 0
Peas bu. 1 25 1 25
Pimento lb 018 020
Pitch, B. 6 0 0/0
Paper, Sheathing C. 3 75 4 0
Redwood T. 55 0 60 0
Raisins /r^ calk 675 7 0
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 4 117
, Windward 3d pr.— 090 0 95
Rice fcarce C. 6 0 o c
Rosin /caretß. 450 450
Soap, white lb 014 016
, brown -- 0 10 0.12
, castle ~ -- 017 020
Sugar, Havannah C. 18 0 19 0
, East-India -- 12 0 13 0
, Weft-India -- 9 0 12 Q|
patriot ism, and all other the exalted virtues of
his friend and patron Mr. G. the attempt if
not more fuccefsful, would however have
been fat Ufa wicked ; but in this way his
pupofes could not so well be antwered nor
his feelings so thoroughly gratified. Dur
ing the reign of aristocratic federalifm, po
litical slander and intolerance were the con
stant order of the day ; the unhallowed
mouth of almott every political upstart was
then open with calumnies on the name of
Mr, L. many of whom were in their fathers
loins when he was engaged in procuring for
them their freedom and independence ; but
reviled for his republicanism he has borne it
with patience. Encouraged by his silence &
knowing the proneness of man to relish de
tra6iion —Lucius while he flatters your vir
tues, calculates on your prejudices, and by a
kind of Jortie on your passions presumes to
accomplish by deception, that which by can
did investigation might be attempted in vain.
As the candidates tor Governor the pre
sent year are but two, I shall in conducing
my enquiries confine mylelt to acompara
tive view of their refpe&ive qualifications,
l shall make no hypocritical pretentions to
infalibillity ; it is the part of human nature
toerr, of this I am fephble and Ihall endeav
or to guard against the propensity, and by a
sober address to the reason and judgment so
place the merits of each candidate in as just
a point of view as one who has already form
ed his Opinion can poflibly do.
Early in the American contest and even
before the myrmidons of Britain unsheathed
the murderous sword against us ; Mr. Lang
don with many others ip his compatriots
openly cfpoufed the cause of their country,
and he did not hefuate to place timfelt fore
moft in every necessary measure however
hazardous and uncertain the event. It is be
yond the scope of my memory to give in de
tail the numerous inßances of his zealous
and patriotic exertions, fuffice it to fay that
from tne beginning to the end of the Ame
rican revolution he was conftantlv employed
in those naive Rations where he could be
most beneficial and where the public voice
from time to time had placed him. His
INLAND BILLS.
is on Baltimore, 3° days light, (For Calh) 1 per cent dis.
!r Philadelphia, : ; do. : do. do, do.
, "k' " : : do. : do. do. do.
do. Philadelphia, or], .
New-York, f 6O da . vs > > do 2 do.
AT. B. Bills at Sorter fight, propartionably higher.
[IDOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM
Current prices of per from to
D. c D. c.
Starch, Poland ft) 022 022
, American -- o i2| ox,
Sugar, Loaf lb 0 27 028
Salt, St. Übes scarce H. 650 70
, Turk's Island --7 0 7 °
, Liverpool — 450 5 0
, Rock -7 0 750
Steel, German ft) 014 015
, English -- 0 16 017
Salt Petre, rough -- 020 0 0
Shot C. 10 0 10 0
f W. O. hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
do. do. heading - - 26 0 28 0
> IW. O. bbk -- 10 0 12 5
<1 R. O. hhd. -- io 0 ir 7
^ do. Shooks 066 oo°
(W. O. do. 1 20 t oo
Tin in fhects bx. 18 0 20 0
Ear B. 350 350
Turpentine — 4 0 450
Tea, Hyfon ft, 1 12 1 17
, Souchong — 080 08>
, Bohea. • — 036 °3 2
Tobacco, Jamesßiver C. 7 0 0 7
, Georgia '-- 550 6 0
Twine, sewing doz. 55° 0 0
, seine — 50 55°
. f Madeira G. 217 _ 283
^ I Lisbon — 120 130
Z < Sherry, scarce == l 46 150
I Malaga q.C. 29 0 30 0
' (Red Port scarce — 167 Retail
I
true he did not aßu.ne the military charact
er, but his services were the ncVerthclefs
ufeful and important ; —although even in
that particular Mr. L. was not without
merit.—At those memorable periods of
anxiety and dißrefs when even the Hout
hearted were nigh to despondency, realifing
the necessity of Shewing not in proftflion on
ly but by example his firm and unshaken at
tachment to the cause in which he had engag
ed, he voluntarily took armsand marched
with his brethren to the assistance of his
military friends ; that he was not called on
those occasions to contend at the point of the
sword or the bayonet against the common
enemy was no fault of his, he shew his read
iness and more could not be required. But
in a druggie like ours, all danger was not
confined to the field of battle. It is a cir
cumstance which these who were on the
Rage in the firß years of our revolution can
not have forgotten, that fuc cfs on our part
was for a considerable time extremely haz
ardous and doubtful, we had without ex
pence, without any regular government
and almost without resource, not only to con
tend with the mighty power of Britain, but
we had enemies alio among ourselves, if
poflible, more dangerous than they. We
were considered by them as traitors and
rebels, and as such, failing of foccefs, should
have experienced their joint vengeance, and
the halter or the gibbet would have been the
sure reward of those who had rendered
themselves conspicuous in the oppefuion ;
that Mr. L. was of this Cefcription, his ene
mies will not undertake to deny.—These
things have been either forgotten, or remem
bered only as a testimony against him. But
Lucius tells you that Mr. L : s services have
been amply retarded ; foppofe it be grant
ed, what then is the inference ? if those of
Mr. G. were not more meritorious, and
it they 'alfo have been fully compensated,
what does Lucius gain for his friend by this
fudgedion ! —Let us examine a little into
thematter. In the firft place, it may be en
quired of Lucius what particular evidence he
has that " our worthy Governor from the be +
ginning to the end of the revolutionary Jiruggle,