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&nt had not only proffered him a temple in
which to propagate the deftruCtive do^tine,
but actually engaged to become one of the
disciples of deism for the purpose of over
throwing the chriftian religion. But judge
of my surprise, when I saw in your paper
the identical letter which had caused these
ficus effufions from these orthodox printers,
and not a word therein offensive to the poli
tician, the citizen, or the chriftian.
I confefs that your publilhing the letter
gave me much pleasure, as it must remove
those doubts which have arisen in the minds
of some, and confirm them inthe good opinion
they entertain of the firft magistrate of the
^people. It will Ihow the candid part of the
community, that it was a trick and attifice
calculated to impose on the credulity of the
<pious, and excite in them aversion to Mr.
Jefferfon. Although the letter itfelf is a
Sufficient vindication against the illiberal in
sinuations thrown out, (till I am constrained
to examine its contents, and fee how un
worthily has been excited the clamor on this
fubjed, as well as on almost every other.
It seems that Mr. Paine, finding that the
liberty ot France was to be swallowed up by
the consular despotism, had an inclination
to return to America. Particular reasons
might have influenced him in a wish to re
turn in an armed vessel. The British and
French were at that time at war, and the
former con fidering him a French citizen, he
was in greater danger of falling into their
hands in a merchant, than in a public arm
ed vessel. Hence the propriety of an appli
cation to the President of the United States.
Further, it is more than probable, that in
the course of the American revolution, he
and Mr. Jefferfon were in the habit of per
sonal friendfhip—and Mr. Paine being a con
spicuous patriot of those days, perhaps that
cord of friendfhip has never been broken.
Under these circumstances, what ought to
be the conduct of Mr. Jefferfon on this oc
casion ? Would it have been honourable to
have refufed compliance with the requell ?
No, it would not. Mr. Jefferfon returned
a polite and complimentary answer, such
as it ought to be ; he proffered him a paf
lage in an empty public vessel. Surely he
could do nothing less.
Perhaps another objeaionable part, is the
following : " You will, in general, find us
returned to sentiments worthy of former
times ; in these it will be your glory to have
Readily laboured, and with as much effe& as
any man living."
It is to be presumed, that no one who pof
fefl'es even a common (hare of regard for
truth, will deny the veracity of this para
graph. Allusion no doubt is made to the
patriotic principles of the revolution, and
the administration of Washington, when he
fays, worthy of former times. Will any per
* son deny but that Mr. Adams departed from
those principles during his presidency ? Will
any contend that the people were not opprefl
ed during that period ? But when the people
saw their danger, and re-embraced their
former whig principles, it seems to afford
rnalter of exultation to Mr. jefferfon, and
he fays " you will find us, in general, return
ed to sentiments worthy erf former times."
Thus finding nothing objeaionable in the
letter, nothing unworthy thecharaaer of the
President, I move on to notice the apparent
and obvious impreflion the federalills intend
ed to make on the public mind, by this let
ter. As before observed, it was to spread
the idea that Mr. Jefferfon was inimical to
revealed religion, and that Mr. Paine was
to return, at the request of the President, and
trumpet forth the baneful doarine. But how
ungenerous the inference ! How unworthy
the character of the peaceable and orderly
citizen ! Must not the cause be ignoble and
desperate which requires the aid of such ca
lumny rI appeal even to the federal clergy,
if there is to be found a word which bears
the most distant shade of dirtefpea to their
profeffion. Indeed there is not a syllable on
the fubjed ; his letter is wholly political or
of an individual nature. He pays no com
pliment to the Age of Reason, or any other
work of the nature ; he only commends him
for his steady attachment to liberty, and the
part he has taken in its establishment.
Few men possess a greater abhorrence to
deism than myfelf ; consequently my decided
diftpprobation is given to the productions of
Mr. Paine on this fubjeCl. I confrder them
as deftruClive to morals, and calculated to
fever the focfal bonds of society. But for
his religious opinions, shall we deny him the
hospitality of our land ; Is not the Mahome
tan, the Jew, and the Catholic, entitled to
the fame clemency and protection with the
chriftian ? Does not our conllitution war
rant a tree exercise ot religious opinion
among all r Why then this repeated scene
of calumny !
Such, Messrs. Printers, is the ground for
which such odious alarm has been attempt
ed to be railed—such is the veracity that
characterizes federal printers. For my part,
1 confider it a bafe.attempt to vilify and bring
into disrepute, the President of the U. States.
I confider it but a link in that chain of op
position and detraction, which has so long
1 heir conflict will be equally important
and equally amusing. When they have
fettled the interesting question, the friends
of the government will cheerfully leave them
the choice of such a name, as is best adapted
to their taste. They will be content to be
called Democrats or Jacobins ; —Their ad
versaries may call themfelvesJrfara/s,FM
eralfs or Republicans. The Devil is always
been conspicuous in tire federal character.
Those who can raise a hue and cry against
Mr. Jefferfon fob the simplicity of his dress,
and his riding to church on horseback, un
attended with fervants,and hitching his horse
to a peg, may also find this fubjeft -a valua
ble acquisition to harp upon. Bit whether
Mr. Paine returns, or continuesin France,
1 shall remain
A Friend to Cfriflianity.
Worcefler, Aug. 18.—Mr. Coleman (Edi
tor of the New-York Evenin; Post) has
now furnifhed such extracts fron "the Prof
pea," as convince us that sane parts of it
were worthy of Callender himfelf. By this
we diffi to express in the ftringeft terms,
our dereflation,of the foul aid infamous
slanders With which it is difedored. The
vile and grovelling abuse of the charaaer of
Washington admits of no apology, and with
every American, can excite notiing but dis
gust, indignation and abhorrence. The
wretch deserved a pillory for his reward— l
Could we once be purfuaded, by unequivo
cal evidence, that Mr. Jefferfon had fen
the whole of this polluted Profpt&, and af
terwards extended his patronage to the in
fernal labors of the mifereant, the pen
which has been devoted to his defence
should drop from our hands, and our lips
should be closed in everlasting silence ! !
Whatever Mr; Coleman may think of out
Gtuation and employment, we disdain to
become the hireling trumpeters of undeserv
ed praise, or the venal apclogifts for a de
grading turpitude of conduct. We engage
from principle, in support of the present ad
ministration, we have perJevered from a so
lemn and confeientious conviction of duty;
we shall continue, until we are converted,
not by the impetuosity of clamor, but by the
energy of reason ; we shall retreat from
our post, when we are subdued by the ma,
jefty of truth, and not by the influence of
falsehood.
" The Sect" are quarreling among
themselves, about adopting a name, which
(ball be mod descriptive of ther virtue and
talents. Mr. Coleman (wlom his bro
ther Callender has lately dubbed, the
“ Field Marshal of Federal Editors"
and who, in return, dips his brush in ink,
for the purpose of whitewashing the fmoaky
reputation of his brother) insists that the De
mocrats (hall not have the name of Republi
cans, that this honorable appellation shall be
given excifoly to the Federalist. The
Wafangton Federally has used them indis
criminately, and the Palladium and Centinel
have both protested against it. The Evening
Post has cautioned against too much zeal on
this fubjed, and has exprefled dreadful ap
prehensions of a feifm in the Party. The
Palladium has replied with warmth, and
has charged the Evening Post with indiffer
ence on this all important fubjedt ! They
are thus ready to go to war, like the Lillipu
tians, who fought twenty years with a
neighboring nation, to decide upon which
end an eggought to be broken !
We repeat it again—Give us the evidence
shat Mrs Jefferfon read, and approved the
whole of this deteflable work, that after fee
ing the extent of " the Pinfeed" he re
warded the rascal with an hundred dollars,
or even a single cent ; convince us of these
fads, and our defence of the President and
his charader is at an end ! But how Hands
the account ? We have Callender's word
that the specimen facets were sent to Mr.
Jefferfon. Admit it to be true. What is
meant by " the specimen /beets ? ' Do they
include the whole work, or do they not ne
cessarily imply a part ? Callender knew
too well the character of Mr./efferfon, to
dare, with all his brazen impdence, to in
trude on bim, his blafphemoy slanders a.
gainft the charader of Wafhigton, or a
single sentence which is include among the
extrads in the Evening Poll. The reptile
knew, that indead of drawing le bounty of
Mr. Jefferfon, he would bringdown wrath
upon his head, by such an unh^owed offer
ing, and would be spurned witl indignation
from his presence. He probabb kept back,
therefore, the haufeous ebulllions of his
filthy temper, and presented bin with some
speculative remarks upon government,which
he knew were adapted to his political opin
ions. I hefe were probably the specimen
/beets, which extorted a hundrel dollars, if
ever a hundred dollars were received by the
ungrateful vagabond I The chander of Mr.
Jefferfon warrants this conftuidionj It
comports with this treacherousand deceit
ful charader of Callender ; aid, until we
have Wronger evidence to the contrary, than
that which is now before the public, our
faith will remain firm and unlhiken.
.-From the N. H. Gazette.
Messrs. Printers,
Man, of your readers may have forgot that
part of Washington's Will which ba<
in faEl founded our National Univerfty —1
have therefore inclojed the extract for publica
tion, with a request that it may be conftdered
as a note to the remarks on National Monu
ments, which appeared in yours of the 17th
infl. I again take the liberty to recommend
that the Trufees will confider the Univerfty as
Washington's best Monument for his own
reasons hereafter repeated— foould the Truf
fees agree with me in this opinion, Congress
will not withhold their aid—all parties wilt
join in favour of the plan, to which the Statue
of 1783, may be added as a centre piece —The
whole to be conjidered as the National Mon
ument to WASHINGTON.
a Subscriber.
" IT has always been a source of serious
regret with me, to fee the Youth of these
United States sent to foreign countries for
the purpose of Education, often before their
minds were formed, or they had imbibed
any adequate ideas of the happiness of their
own ^contrasting too frequently, not only
habits of dissipation and extravagance, but
principles unfriendly to Republican Gov
ernment, and to the true and genuine liber
ties of mankind ; which, thereafter are
rarely overcome—For these reasons, it has
been my ardent wish, to fee a plan devised
on a liberal scale, which would have a ten
dency to spread systematic ideas through all
parts of this rising Empire, thereby to do
away all local attachments and State preju
dices, as far as the nature of things would,
or indeed ought to admit from our National
Councils.—Looking anxiously forward to
the accomplishment of so desirable an objed
as this is, rin my estimation) my mind has
not been able to contemplate any plan more
likely to effect the measure, than the eftab
lilhment of a UNIVERSII Y in a central
part of the United States, to which the
Youths of fortune and talents, from all parts
thereof, might be sent for the completion of
their Education in all the branches of polite
literature ; in arts and feiences, in acquir
ing knowledge in the principles of politics
and good government, and (as a matter of
infinite importance in my judgment) by as
; fociating with each other, and forming
I friendships in juvenile years, be enabled to
free themselves, in a proper degree, from
The great question before the American public
seems to be, whether we (hall have a Republi
can government or not! That this great point
should now be disputed is a circumstance not lek
atlonifoing than it is afflicting. But while a par
ty exills, whose uniform aim has been, and ton
tinues to be, the definition of republican princi
ples, it behoves the friends of those principles to
be aftivein their support. Firmly persuaded that
the body of the people are the belt judges of
tlieir own concerns, and that their jugment is de
cidedly in favor of a Republican Government, we
might silently wait their decision, were we not
every day witnesses of the arts praftifed by the
federal party to perplex and mislead. Among
these arts, is the plan systematically pursued, to
obfeure the meaning of the term Republican.
Every one, the lead conversant with the language
of federalifts, knows that they affect to confider
as Republicans all who are willing to surrender
their own rights, and join in the attempt to fob
jugate their fellow citizens ; —all those who (corn
and deride the principles of revolution —who
manifeft on every occasion the utmolt contempt
Os the people, averting that they are a MoB, and
the wortt enemies of themselves ; that the ft/ong
hand of power is necessary to keep them inoruer
and that no government can exilt unlef lit be
superior to the people.
According to the federal cant, these re the
sentiments of a Republican. Having, wih inde
fatigable labour, inculcated these ideas ofßepub
licanifm, the leaders then llep forward, md un
der the assumed name of Republicans, offer them
selves as the only persons entitled to tin confi
dence of the very people whom they hive thus
despised and insulted. Could any thing eepai the
unblushing impudence of this conduft, itweuld
be the simplicity with which their oftrSire ac
cepted, their profeffions of republicanism boieved,
and their claims of confidence admitted ! tears of
Experience are then necessary to convinq their
followers and adherents of the base and felfilh
views to which they have been made fubfevieot.
In the early periods of the Revolution, the
terms “ Republican Government” were general
ly (and almost without exception) underlbod to
lignify a government emanating from, aid de
pendent on the people ; and that the officers ap
pointed for its administration, were the fervasts
of the public. In the Federal Constitution this is
the great and leading principle, and recognifed
with another hot less important; viz. that " all
men are bora free and equal.” Thus we per
ceive that Liberty and Equality forth; the bafisol
the Federal Constitution, and yet the federal par
ty openly, and without disguise, deride aid laugh
to scorn the very terms, still assuming to them
selves the title of Republicans. Let any ang com
pare these principles, sacredly acknowledged by
the whole People of the United States, with the
language and conduft of federalifts, and be will
immediately perceive, that their pretended Re
publicanism is a cloak, to conceal designs which
they are unwilling to avow. Having 6 far fic
ceeded in deceiving the public, artd fearful of de
teftion by the real Republicans, the next object,
and it must be owned a very important ©ne,is to
affix to them, such appellations aS would tend to
dcgrmic lire in in inc yuulic uiinu. Hence the
term Jacobin, which includes all who refilled the
tyranny of Britain, and finally, after a fuccefsful
war, established a GOVERNMENT OF THEIR OWN
CHOICE.— Chron.
betrayed by his eleven foot, even if he as
sumes the name, and appears in the disguise
of an Angel.—Aigis.
;thofe local prejudices and habitual jealounes
which have jult been mentioned ; and which
when carried to excess, are never-failing
sources of disquietude to the public mind,
and pregnant of mifehievous consequences
to this anintry ; under these impretiions, io
iully dilated.
Item. I give and bequeath in perpetuity
the Fifty Shares which 1 hold in the Poto
mack Company (under the aforefaid ads of
Virginia) towards the endowment of a U
NIVERSITY, to be established within the
limits <f the Diftrid of Columbia, under
the auspices of the General Government, if
that government should incline to extend &
fofteiing hand, towards it, and until such
Seminary is eflablifhed, and the funds aris
ing on these (hares /hall be required for its
support, my further will and desire is, that
the profit accruing therefrom, shall, when
ever the dividends are made, be laid out in
purchasing Stock in the Bank of Columbia,
or some other Bank at the diferetion of my
Executors, or by the Treasurer of the U
nited ^States for the time being, under the
dircdion of Congress—provided that honor
able body should patronize the measure ;
and the dividends proceeding from the pur
chase of such Stock, is to be vested in more
Stock, and so on, until a sum, adequate to
the accomplishment of the objed, is obtain
ed ; of which I have not the smallest doubt,
before many years pass away, even if no aid
or encouragement is given by legislative au
thority, or from any other source."
(Washington's Will.)
LITERARY NOTICE.
In the Salem Register, of August 36th,
we observe with pleasure the profpedus of
of a work proposed to be published by
Messrs. Nancrede & Macanulty, en
titled, " A new fyflem of Geography, antieni
" andmodern, by J. Tytler; Compiler of
" the treatise on Astronomy and Geography ire
" th Encyclopedia Britannica." From a cur
sory perusal of the sketch, from our know
ledge of the talents of the author, -and the
persevering industry of the intended publi
(hers, we are induced to believe this will be
a valuable addhion to our stock of domestic
fc Fence. The trains which have heretofore
been published, are confeffedly deficient in
those articles which are raoft intefefting to
Americans, Guthrie's Grammar is valua^
ble as a general Compendium ; and Mor
se's Geography is a tolerable compilation
from Guthrie, with the additional advantage
of a pretty ingenious pilfering from Ameri
can travellers and w riters.
Weare yet in want of 2 more accurate'
and minute Geography of our own Coun
try. The researches of Tytler and the
laborious attention of one of the intended
publishers, have promised an accomplish
ment of this object. The feififonefs if not
the liberality, of Americans will ensure an
adequate patronage to the undertaking.
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Foreign Scraps.
'_ The Votes in the city of Paris for Boha#
parte's being Consul for life, were above
60^00, the negatives, 80.
The Emperor has ordered congratula
tions to the FirfiConful of France on his e
leftion for life, persuaded that he will have
a great influence on the duration of peace.
It is a question in France, whether an
East India Company shall be re-eftablilhed,
or that trade be free to individual merchants,
who are petitioning the Consul for the latter.
It is reported that France, Austria and
Rtiflia, are going to ffice up the Turkish ter
ritories in Europe.
The King of Sardinia has frgned the abdi
cation of his throne. The Duke of Aofta
is his successor, who ensures him a suitable
pension. He will retire to a palace, and live
there without mixing in public business.
Sweden has just acceded to the Convention
frgned at Petersburg a year ago, but in a
manner which shows that that power has not
obtained the obje&s she contended for.
The Porte his Succeeded to the tt&ty of
Amiens.
Oudinot is appointed, by the First Consul,
Captain-General for Louisiana. Talleyrand
is out of health, and gone to the fouth of
France.
The foreign trade to the French islands of
Martinique, Guadaioupe, St. Lucie and To
bago, is put upon the fame footing as before
the revolution.
'At the Hague, the ancient arms of the
States General are replaced in their hall, and
servant's liveries are seen again as formerly.
Trade rapidly revives in the manufaaur
ing towns of Scotland.
The Dutch and French governments ex,,
hibit jeatoufes of each other on the fubjedt
of commerce.
The town of Crema, in upper Italy, was
almost destroyed by an earthquake in June.
The town of Minguin was entirely swallow
ed up, and has become a lake. At Brefcia*
3 churches and 12 houses were destroyed.
Mr. Richard Derby, of Salem, has been prefect,
ed to the First Consul, at Paris; and his Lady, 10
the Lady of the First Couluh