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PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
TUESDAY, FEB. I, 18oj.
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Republicanism & Freedom
NOMINATIONS.
For the Government of New- Ham,fare,
" When vice prevails, and impious men bear Twa,
“ The post of honor is a private Ration.”
For Governor
the truly Honorable JOHN LANGDON.
Senator Col. CLEMENT STORER.
CounJellor LEVI BARI LETT, Esq.
Once more the " Hardy Yeomen of our Oaks
the fans of freedom, and enemies of public opprej
fon and ffematic tyranny and opposition to the
most happy and free government on earth, are all
called on to give their invigorating Jupport to the
mild and patriotic Governor of the United States,
and baffle the insidious views and damp the already
chilling hopes of a def perate faction. Once more to
enforce the ennobling truth, that
Amid her filler States, her government and laws
New-Hampihuc Rands to vindicate her caufc !
MR. FDITOR,
WHEN a juggler withes to attract public notice by gallant,
jhavus, he exhibits himfelf and makes a great noise, and pro.
nounces certain words, Hocus Pocus—Prefto —begone ; shows his
tricks, and the fpedators are left in amaze and admiration at
the flsill of the juggler—not that he is to stupid as to think there
is any magic in the words : So Papinlan begins with his names
of Washington and Adams. Every man in New-Hampthire a
dores the name of Wallington—but why Adams is to be tacked
on upon the heel of Washington, like a cock-boat upon a seven
ty four, is the fubjedof enquiry ; and where the most moderate
republican, as well as federal, asks leave to suspend his approba
tion of joining the August Washington with John Adams. But
it has been the awkward, mortifying infelicity of the federal
writers in N. H. since the late administration, and the present
devoted system in this State, to brand their own addresses and
productions with an insidiousness and perverseness that truth
exposes in every line, if one example more ftriktog than any
of the former can or will convince you, it is the singular new at
tempt made to influence your votes on the ending election. I
Appeal, with confidence 1 appeal to your recollections for your
decision—your candor, lam certain will decide the truth. Have
the readers of any one federal print ever remembered to have
found before that Col. JOHN LANGDON was a man whose “ pri
vate habits recommended him to the confidence of the public?
and that WE (the federalifts) must admire"? Is there one fede
raiift in N. H. who will with truth fay, that during the period of
tire late system, he has not been upbraided, ftigmatifed and fcan
dalifed—and those very virtues, the cardinal virtues of the head
and heart, that have long, and ever will rivet him in the warm
est affections of every true republican, been negatived publicly
and privately by the already mortified federalifts—and now for
the firft time, Papinian, the mouth-piece of the federalifts, that is
to tune you to harmony, is permitted to allow and to admit, that
if there is that man in New-Hampshire, on account of
his virtues to be admired it is Col. JOHN LANGDON. We (hall
fuperadd his public virtues as the numbers of Papinian appear,
And only for the present, content ourfe ves with the contrail
Papinian has unhappily, and unskilfully portrayed foi the pur
pose of eleaioneering. Papinian is unfair with the sober appear
ance of fairnefs, (which we might credit him with, if we had not
A little reason to guard against the insidiousness) to fatten upon
the republicans particularly upon Col. Langdon the violence of
writers in public prints ; he little regards the prints, their toasts
and their songs, or the writers farther than “ the principle they
tefpaufe to good”— and how are the republicans anfw&able for
the Rile of a writer in a public print, more than every federalift
is to fofter every infamous lie with which the print teems—whilst
the mortified feds, dlfavow in their private communications what
is thought to comport with the dignity of their cause, to adopt
as the main prop & Ray of their meafure> ? It is not every m n
that is matter of his pen. We know enthusiasm id every cause isi -
yond the extent of its jollification at least unnccclfary. There e
citizens in N. H. who do not hesitate to fay they have felt the <p
preflion —and it is not uncommon in every part of the country
to hear, of late years, when the prelent governor is re-elected,
the sincere sigh, and complaint of remoriftrance, ” We must be
content to be drove another year—how drove? why drove
like twine. Let your own experience and feelings manifeft by
your votes "if you prove affairs to be so in N, Hampshire” if
not, vote for Mr. Gilman for governor for eleven years more.
He may be as proper a person as any, if you have no cause to
complain that one man is to be your governor forever, and (hut
out your choice fa election, I have read every period of the
Papinian Code in his firft number, and as freely submit his num.
bers to my fellow citizens as he ” with his heartfelt regret, and
“ differed anxiety" for the 6 < neglect” you must eventually in
fid upon Col. JOHN LANGDON, notwithstanding the admirable
virtues Col. L. has the honor to have conferred upon him by
Papinian, i federal writer ; how much honored by this new un
exampled federal concession I how unlike your Lucius and other
Billing writers in the lift year, previous to the election 1
The short interval between Saturday and fuefday, which
gives the/, federalift the opportunity of his paper to get into
the country, prevents a particular answer to every particular
ravage — One answer is clear to the whole—Whoever keeps a file
efthe federal paper will find a continued, repeated, meditated
manufacture of Slander, caiumriy and abufle on Col. JOHN LANG
DON.
( had been my intention not to interpose one line of my
ton on the ending eledion, “ Uniefs 1 law the venomous dart
of calumny emitted from its poisonous slang.” lam now invited
by. the appearance of sober and sedate concessions-and expert
they will be more arid more conceded—till that conviction begins
in the hearts of the citizens in N. H. that will ensure us a place
among our filter states. We stand, with Connecticut, now the
remaining State's ! We have no republican member, or senator
-And such a Senator !-Oh I New-Hampihire, do 1 live to write
of fitch a Senator-and the LEX PAPINIA, as i new New-Hamp-
Alite Code ! If there is any particular measure moved, where is
Our republican member, or republican senator to forward it.
On the late molt calamitous occasion, this part oi
New-Hampshire ever knew, that has impoverish
ed, distressed and ruined her habitations and habi
tants—where were our Republican Members .
we had friends in the friends of mankind—we
had the nervous intrepid Randolph the Virginia
Member,rhe conflitutional advocate of the lights
of the union, the philanthropic and animated
friends of New Hampshire on that afflicting
occafion._
The contrast drawn between Mr. Gilman and
Colonel joHN Langdon, I do not love to exam
ine- because I (ball molt candidly prefer the latter
in everv particular, without disparaging the for
mer The talents of the two candidates are a
better subj-d for Papinian to point out ; and he
will please to point out tne peculiar excellenceis,
it is at best an invidious ground of diftindion ; for
inHance, if I were to judge of Papinian by his firft
number, I fhonld pronounce him a man of no
talents—the wisdom of Greece was glorified in
Lycurgus ; but our New-Hampshire Papinian
would lose himfelf in Rome ; for myfelt 1 am tree
to admit, that J am, like Papinian, a man of no
talents, and but aflim writer.
• The point of Talents is a still more invidi
ous ground, as publicly applied to two characters,
candidates for the firft situation in the State ; the
public are to decide who is the best man— and the
previous queftiou is, b he an honest ^?P^
will do well to traufpofe his address, and fdbfhtute
a Republican signature & let us know he is not a
Federalist, and that will fott our own address as
well as his, as the iutroduftion to this address,
fiows we agree with him in all his proportions—
we admit all his recapitulated aphorifmi-we ap
For the LEDGER, No. 1.
probe them highly—good government—order
harmony—union—date of delation —Rate of the
paflions in violent and fed ate writers —all is well,
and my next number will make the Papinian code
harmonife with every with of every honed man
in the State. The compass of his long elaborate
drained firing of dale, ill applied, ill chosen, and
misapplied, chara fteriltics relembles the pleadings
of a Lawyer to a Jury—it is rouhd-a-boUt,here a
word, there a word—what the connexion is, they
are at a lot's ; but on their oaths obliged to find
out from, what they remember the witnefes
" faid”—You can infer nothing from these loose
attempts to fix your attention upon what does not
deserve attention. It is with great regret and
heart felt anxiety, that I should censure Papinian
in a manner too ceuforious, because he difeovers
an air of moderation that 1 hope will afford con
viction by the help of mutual forbearance and fair
argument; He will please to point out those who
deny the righteoufnejs of government, and what
that righteouJneJs is—in compofitlori it is novel.—
At the fame time there seems to be a little incor
reftnefs in Papinian’s political alchymy of " differ
ences by frequent collision melting intd party
spirit ;" both these periods are unintelligible as
they stand. I cannot for my life find any differ
ence of opinion between Papinian and Col. JOHN
LANGDON, as far as politics are concerned he
thinks exactly with Papinian, as he appears in
print. Papinian has not given us one politi
cal principle of difference, to raise an argu
ment with him; We so far approve his endea
vors, and hope in his future numbers he will show
what the political principles are that he detefis.—
We go along with him and approve of him highly
so tar, and are prepared to meet his argument
when he affords a ground, and juftjfy the political
principles of Col. JOHN LANGDON, when Pa
pinian makes it necessary—he must date princi
ples clearly, then offer them for argument, and try
them by the Test of Truth and Reason. I fear
Papinian, you cannot do it, and recommend you
to flop where you have begun, if you have nothing
new. For my owb part I fee no good in addr^ffe#
of the fort.—The men are before you, 1 shall
vote for Col. JOHN LANGDON, because I know
him to be an,oneft man ; and you may vote for
any other reason for any other man. Papinian
tells you byway of a new difeovery, you must
have one ; if 1 do not mistake, you have Colonel
LANGDON'S recommendation from Papinian—
for if there was no other address and no other
paper, and I were to read Papinian's firft number
as a man of dijcemment, I should conclude there
is some lurking cloven foot behind. The federal
ills themselves are driven to fay to us, that Colonel
JOHN LANGDON is an honest man, a good man,
.admired for his virtues—knowing him id be so, he
is entitled to the Vote of every honed man.
“ ARISTOPHANES."
Republican Ticket for 1803.
The long tried patriot
JOHN LANGDON, for Gov'r.
LEVI BARTLEI T, Rockingham county.
JOSEPH BADGER, Strafford do.
BENJAMIN PEIRCE, Hilford do.
NAHUM PARKER, Che/bire do.
MOODY BEDELL, Grafton dh
CLEMENT STORER, for the if dis.
NICHOLAS GILMAN, ; 2d do.
JAMES GIBSON, 4 3d do.
Richard jenness, 4<h do.
JOHN M’DUFFEE, sth do.
DAVID COPP; 6th do.
ROBERT ALCOCK)7th do.
JAMES FLANDERS, ~ : Bth do.
JAMES THORNTON, 9th do.
ELISHA WHITCOMB, loth do.
AMASA ALLEN, nth do.
WILLIAM TARLTON, 12th do.
JOSIAH ADAMS, Recorder of Deeds for
Rockingham County.
NATHANIEL FOLSOM, County Treas.
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IMPORT ANT.
Extract of a letter from Wafangton, dated
January 19, 1803.
As the affair of New Orleans has been
the theme of interest and conversation, I can
give you a fad which is important and con
soling—the Spanish minister here has for
warded a dispatch to the intendant at New
Orleans, requeuing the restoration of the
place of deposit, and assuring him that he
will be answerable to his government for
this measure. Thus there can be no doubt
that all disquiet will be done away, at least
tor the present, and that the commerce on
the Miffifippi will proceed as usual.
To the relief of the fufferers by the late
fire in tbis town, Philadelphia has contri
buted, as a firft offering, 3000 dollars—Sa
lem 1500 ; Amherst 200 ; Haverhill and
Danvers upward 100 each.
Groton 00 ; Shirley 30, exclusive of ig
by the persons denominated Shakers, in that
town.
One Hundred and Fourteen Dollars have
been colle&ed in the Rev. Mr. Dana's socie
ty, in Marblehead.
The Vice-President arrived at Washing
ton, on Saturday,the 18th ult. and in the ev
ening was serenaded by the muSic belonging
to the Navy Department.
James Monroe, Efa. Envoy Extraordi
nary to Madrid and Paris, has arrived at
Washington.
Capt. M'Knight, of the U. S. Marines,
was killed in a duel with 1 Lt. Lawson, both
of the Chesapeake frigate, at Leghorn, the
16th Odober.
A boat belonging to the U. S. schooner
Enterprize, has been upset in the Meditera
nean, and Mr. Ennis, midshipmans and four
seamen, drowned.
COUNSELLORS
SENATORS.
1 he following resolution puffed oh the 15th
ult. in the house of delegates, of the legisla
ture of Virginia, by a majority of one hun
dred votes—" Resolved, That the confi
dence of this legislature in the wisdom, patri
otism and private worth of the President of
the United States, is hot only undimihilhed,
but increased ; and that the constitutional
and just principles of his administration,
and his undeviating rectitude in their execu
tion, merit the entire approbation of his
country."
-—0—
The Legislature of Massachusetts have
been prihcipally engaged, the last week, on
business of a local nature, such as petitions
for establishing banks and turnpike corpora
tions.
A promising Son of Mr. Daniel Briggs,
of Milton, about 12 years of age,was drow
ned on Thursday last while fcating, with a
number of others on the river in that town.
Four of the lads fell in, but three of them
were timely extricated.
In this town, Mr. William Dame, to Miss Mar
garet P. Tucker.
DIED] —In this town, a child of Mr. Joseph
Dodge.—A child of Mr. Hanson Hart.—Mr. Tho
mas S oodley, aged 74. —Mrs. Stackpole.
GEORGE DAME
pyISHES to inform his friends, that at his Shop
in Capt. Tripe's houje, opposite to Capt. Peter
Cowes' in Buck-Jireet, he is ready to wait on them
to Execute , _ , , .
. LIKENESSES .
Either in Miniature or Portrait,
and will exert himjelf to render them fatisfafiion.
HE HAS FOR SALE
Gold Miniature Settings ;
Gilt do. ; Morocco Cases for do. ; Miniature
Chains ; Drawing Paper ; boxes Water
Colours, and Single Cake Colours ; .Shell
Paints ; India Ink ; India Rubber ; Cam
el's hair, Swan quill, & Fitch Pencils, black
Lead do. ; Gold, Silver, and Brass Leaf ;
Drawing Books ; Inftru&ions for Painting
in Water Colours ; Gum Arabick ; Drop
Lake ; Vermillian.; Flake White ; Prussian
Blue ; Marking Tools ; boxes Marking
Instruments ; Teeth Biufhes ; Segar Cales ;
Key Rings ; Penknife Cases ; Tweezers ;
Counters ; Ivory and Steel Bodkins ; Sleeve
Buttons ; Watch Chains and Strings ; small
black and white Bugles ; Beads ; Dice and
Boxes ; black Pocket Books ; red Morocco
do. ; plain and silver edg'd Purses ; Thread
Cases ; Court Plaifter ; feented Windsor
Soap ; Milk of Roses ; Essences, Burgamot,
Lavender, Lemon, &c.
Pound and paper Fins ; white
Chapel Needles ; Darning do. ; Shaving
Boxes; Razors and Cases; Pen-Knives ;
Jack-Knives ; Sciffars ; children's Knives ;
puzzling Snuff and Tobacco Boxes ; Com
mon do. ; Tea Cannisters ; Patent Lamps ;
Iron Candleflicks ; Tin Tumblers ; Mouse
Traps ; Curry Combs ; Switch Whips and
Whip Lathes ; Padlocks ; Snuffers & Trays;
Thimbles ; chest and box Locks ; Awls ;
Tacks ; Pincers ; Nippers ; Shoe Knives ;
brass and wood Cocks ; Shoe Clasps; Jewf
harps ; Shoe Brushes.
Henry Bth and Merry Andrew
Cards ; Writing Paper ; gilt and plain
edg'd Letter do. ; Ink Powder ; brass arid
paper Ink Pots ; Slates and Pencils ; Wa
fers ; Writing Books ; Dutch Quills ;
Spelling Books ; alphabetical Cards ; Pidure
Books.
Lihewife, an assortment of
Violins, Strings, Bows, Bridges &
Pegs ; Bass Viols, Strings and Bows ; tip'd
and plain German Flutes ; Clarionets ;
A, B, C and D toned Fifes ; firft rate large
and small Drums and Drum Heads ; Horfe
men's Trumpets ; Hautboys ; inftrudions
for the Bass Viol, Violin, Clarionet, Haut
boy, Flute and Fife.
A large assortment
Walking Sticks and Rattans.
Likewife —a few articles in the
GROCERY LINE,---viz.
Hyfon Skin, Souchong & Bohea
TEA; Loaf and Brown SUGAR;
Chocolate ; boa and calk Raisins ;
Flour ; Rice; Cloves ; Nutmegs ;
Mace ; Cassia; Alfpice; Pepper;
Ginger ; Mustard ; Salt Petre ;
Indigo ; Copperas ; Rum ; Brandy;
Gin ; Cherry ; Cotton ; Ladies'
Twist and Smoaking Tobacco ;
Segars ; best Rappee Snuff, &c.
frortJmouth, Feb. I.
Mechanical Association.
THE Members of the Mechani
cal Association are hereby notified, that
their Quarterly meeting will be held in the
chamber of the brick School house on Thurs
day evening next, at half past fix o'clock.
By order of the Board,
JOSEPH CLARK, jr. Secretary.
Porifmoutb Feb, I
Just Received
. , AND FOR SALE BY
E. Wentworth,
AT HIS STORE
Adjoining the New-Hampjhire Union Bank,
corner of Buck-Street,
A few Hhds. excellent flavor'd
3d proof Grenada
RUM..,
FRESH Malaga Raifiris per
calk, Mufcadel dirio per box ; best fhel'd
Almonds ; Turkey Figs ; black Zant Cur
rants.
Philadelphia Loaf, Havahna white
and brown SUGARS ; Hyfon, Souchong,
and Bohea TEAS ; Florence Oil in flafks ;
Olives in jars, ditto in bottles ; Tamarinds ;
best Caftile, White and Brown SOAP ;
mould and dipt Candles ; ground Ginger ;
No. I and 2 Chocolate ; English Mustard ;
Spanish Segars ; Caflia ; Cloves; Nutmcga ;
Saltpetre ; Pepper ; Spanish Float Indigo;
Cotton ; Coffee.
Sherry and Malaga Wines ; Rum;
Brandy ; Gin —Wrapping Paoer, &c.
* Freth LEMONS.
Portsmouth, Jan. 18, 1803. 4
FLOUR, for sale.
Fresh, Superfine and Common
FLOUR
on board sloop Hero, at Poiumouth Pier,
fam Philadelphia.
William Tredick,
Has Jor Sale at his Jltre
.. On Capt. DrifeQ'sWharf,
Salt per hhd. or bushel.
Sugar per hhd. or barrel.
Coffee per hhd. or bag.
Weft-India Cotton per bale.
Sweeds Iron per ton or hundred.
Cordage of any size.
°BOARDERS,"
K^''' "'' EK, oppontc Capt. Georg#
JLVJL Turner's, and in the late Mr. Jona
than Ayres' mansion house, takes Boarders.
The situation is pleasant, the accommoda
tjons are good, and the terms are moderate.
A SCHOOL.
Mr. George Jerry Osborne,
proposes opening a SCLOOL, at the dwelling
house of Mrs. Elizabeth 3rown, in Washington
Street, for teaching Arithmetic and Navigation
only ; where punctual attendance will be given
and favors gratefully acknowledged.
He has FOR SALE,
A commodious DWELLING
HOUSE, and several Lots of LAND, near the
South School-house.
January 24.
Sales at Auflion,
TO BE SOLB
At Public AUCTION,
On theorem fa, on TUESDAY the Bth
day of February next, at 10 o'clock
A. M. if not fold before that
time at private Sale,
ALL That valuable lot of Land
1 = with the Buildings thereon, (Went
worth's (hop excepted) situate on the easter
ly fide Chapel-street, laid land is bounded
southerly on land of Jonathan Warner,Efq.
cafterly on the several lands of J. S. Sher
burne, Esq. and Mr. G. W. Wendell,
northerly by the Church Land, and Wes
terly by said street, and will be fold in three
diffina Lots.
The Conditions of Sale will be made
known at time and place of Sale, by the
fubferiber.
Richard Low.
Portfamth. fan. 18, 1803.
To be Sold at Public Auction,
On Wednesday the nith of February
(If not fold before at private sale,)
lin I A two fl° r y House
II Ill'll ?' the '° uth P art ° f the town,
fronting on Pleasant-street. The
terms made easy, and Weft-India
Goods taken in pay.——For further particulars
inquire of the printer. January 25.
A Bargain at Auction.
On the 10th infl. will be exp o sed For Sale, at Mr.
LangdonfWhaif, at Auction.
'THE Fall failing Brig
' GEORGE,
one hundred and twenty-seven
tons burthen, cedar sheathed &
well found. Mode of payment made known
at the time of sale.
February I, 1803.