Republican gazette — Concord, N.H., 1801-09-17 00:00:00, page 2

the principles of republicanism again
dare be asserted without danger of re^
proach—the people have chosen, to
fill Rations of trust, those whose private
lives have been an uniform illustration
of their public precepts : At the head
of these is the author of this important
declaration, who, as a governor in his
native Rate, as an ambassador abroad,
as a legislator, and'as secretary of state,
as the head of the firft philosophical
society in America, for which his abil
ities have qualified him, and whose
pursuits have been from firft to last to
promote toleration in religion, and
freedom in politics—to cultivate the
artb and the virtues at home, and to
shun the vices anddepravities of de#
bauched foreign governments —in a
word, a man against whom falfhood
had raised its voice, under the garb of
religion, only because he has banished
tythes and an established church from
his native Rate, and who would brand
him with the name of infidel, because
he is not a fanatic, nor willing that the
Quaker or the Methodist should pay
the pallors of other feds; because he
does not think a Catholic should be
banished for believing in traafubftan
tiation, or a Jew for believing in the
Godqf Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
But let it not be said that we carry
our admiration to idolatry, like those
who fought to betray us; while we act
mire and' venerate the virtues which
haVe caused the elevation of those, at
the helm ; let us never forget that the
possession of power is always dangers
ous, and its pofleffors never to be left
unwatched ; a jealousy for the reputa
tion of our principles as well as for
our consistency in electing such men,
demands a constant and ftrupulous at#
tention to their actions.
But above all things, let us be atten
tive to our own condud; ,as we have
felt persecution, let us charitably com#
passionate those who differ from us;
and if we fee men whose lives are vir
tuous, whose habits of probity are con^
fiftent with benevolence, let us not
condemn them even if they are mon
archists; opinion is the right of every
man; it is vice alone which merits our
abhorrence ;—let us keep in remem
brance that we are all equal, and that
as the period of human existence as it
relates to the individual, is short ; that
the greater good we can do to our fel
low creatures, the greater will be our
own enjoyments. f
THERE is a venerabilit, attached to the charader
of the Clergy, arifng (among other confderations,
Jrem the faerie, of tbeir office and their examplary
ab&raaion from the bufles and centrovetfal J cones
of common life,,nd their teident devotion to the in
terefs of religion and another world. Os this ufe
ful and inevitable trait i, the clerical cbara£er, a
certain elafs of politicians are endeavoring to deprive
:Ahem ; or certainly wishing them to hazard the leys
of it, by engaging as partizins, in the political con
trevtrfas of the times, and naively fa,porting one
fart, in op,oftion to another,* tender pretence that
Religion is concerned in the iffne, whereas the quofieu
between Republicans and Federalifs is merely of a
political nature, After all the impudent pretentions
of feme bigottedpartizans on this fate, andthe wish
cd impoftien they have attempted to praaife on the
Clergy of feme fates and difriai, the writer of this
paragraph is offered by one of that .venerable order,
who has communicated extenfivel, with bis brethren
;:ft the jubjea, that they are generally more and more
convinced that trie religion has nothing to do with
part, d,in£ions ; and thatfor them to interfere di
ro^l, or indireal, in party sanes, would he flopping
afidtfrom the path of their duty, laying foundations
for femebid divifans and tfyfiug themfawn fathe
unceremonious freedom of part, treatment in retuhi;
and they are, therefore, determined as a bed, to ab
fain from jueb interferences, and inculcate open all
parties equally and impartially a f,irit of concilia
tion, mutual forbearance and brothel, love, Tbit
prudent determination, after what has been hinted to
the contrary, would not fail to give peculiar fatisjac
tian to A Friend to the Clergy.
* For this end, the Boston Palladium, a violent
party paper, is distributed gratis to most of the
Clergy io the New England states ; feme of
whom have Jens them back, with a proper repri
mand to the printers. This Palladium, which
is devoted.entirely to Federalism, to fpeakiog
evil of Dignities, to-reviling the President and
other authorities of the United States, we are
forty to fay, has found its way into most of the
towns in Newhamplhire, accompanied with a
most seditious, libellous, scurrilous address from
the Printed, entreating the Clergy to join their
standard of opposition to the present adminis
tration, on the plea that Religion is in danger !
But, where is the American Republican
who has made war upon Religion ?— — The fad
is, some unrighteous partizans let op Religion
as a bobby, to carry their felfilh plans- But
Clergymen, who are the peaceful ambassadors
of Him who expressly declared " M, kingdom is
not of this world," will perhaps do well not to
encourage these raflh prefumers -As to their
pretence that the Church is in danger ! it is all
a fallacy : Tie Constitution secures us the free
toleration of Religion, the freedom of all our
Churches : And moreover we are unequivocal
ly assured io the Sacred Word of the Most High
God, that the Church of Christ is under
his peculiar care, and that the Powers of Dart
nefo and the Gates of Hell ihall never prevail a
gainst it. The only evidence we have yet seen
that Republicans are opposed to Religion, is
the bare words of, some highflying federalist,
who have even had the impudence to declare
that no officer of Mr. Jefferfon's appointment
thinks any more of Religion than himfelf, and
that he himfelf is an infidel, an open fcoffer at
Religion! Their declarations are falfe! For
so far as our knowledge extends, the Republi
cans are as good and peaceable members of so
ciety as any of the federalists, contribute as
cheerfully arid liberally to the support of the
Gospel Ministry, and are apparently as hooeft
men, and as good Christians. [R,,. Guz.
See the Proofs of Federalism.
[CT Americans ! Hear wbat jour " Federal Per
engines" ja, ts fob, Adami, tbs mat worn Por
cupine, and bis fatelites, bath worship and jcan
d^ize a tbe fame tinu—Tbeir conduit mt, con
vince far, man, that their profsfans of lejalt,
are Jal,—The, % rotten at heart. Re,. G.]
From the Porcupine, * London paper, of the
19th of June, pubfifhed by the infamous W.
Cubbett, the oracle of the late administra
tion—as/ Head tfall the Angle. Federal editors
in the United States
'' Adams, it appears by the last advices, is funk
into complete contempt. He “ strutted his
hour upon the stage," sometimes performing
very Well, and sometimes very badly ; the clap
and the hits long contended for the preference,
but the latter finally prevailed. Stripped of
his stage robes, and clad in the garb of simple
citizen, the old man may now look back and
make a calm review of the parts he has played,
from the character of pettifogger to that of pre
sident." [, Such is the refpea which this
oracle offederalfa now shows, for the very mao
whom he once extolled as highly, as he here
attempts to belittle hlty— —But the People of
America will not efl^Qte the charader of Ad
ams, nor of jcfferfon; fy the little infignificant
railings of the infaenoui Porcupiuos of Great
Britain or America— but by their Condud: If
they are defaulters, the hand of the People will
write against them Me„ mete, ttkel upbarfal
It is afaa wbicb cannot he controverted, that the
" Sect," who file tbemftlvss federal,s, escorted
their whole frengtb and influence to prevent Mr.
Tffrf^fr™ being Pre,dent, and this ,a remain
con,font : The, new exert their whole faugtb and
influence to make bit admini,ration unpopular ; but
all will net de ; it is new,rever too late ; tbe im
portant andglorious change of the opinions of the peo
ple, has been (fiAed b, a mature and deliberate cen
fideration of men and meajures ; tbt people have npw
reverted to fir,principles, and appear determined to
tr, the experiment, whether a " republican govern
ment means an, thing or nothing." The Ethiopian
willas fan change bisfix, or tbeLeo,ard his fpts,
as the inveterate enemies of democratic republican,
if* become the friends of Libert, and the Rights of
Man. [Bee.
Beware of falfe teachers, and backbiters.
MANY bone, people among us, who, not baving the
means of perjonal acquaintance, have received tbsir
information through diJcolouring channels,fselfreng
objeaious against Pre,dent ,ffirfon ; but tbfyrfon
age '>9 'bus implicitly oppo/e, is not the Pre,dent of
the United States. Nor is it bis likenejs ; but aca
ricature, a creature of imagination, a mere image of
party, deeffid up and exhibited for an ekaioneering
fright. The real President J< fferfop, fan in bis
true cbaraaer, would be the ver, man of their own
choice ; and will be, usjoon as time and cool observ
ation Ihall pret'ent him fairl, to tbeir view, in the
light of truth and reality. Fellow chizens, lit us
fak his principles in bis writings, which jpeak for
tbemjelves, & not in di, orted reprejentations of them.
Let us consult the authentic bi,or, of bis public and
private life. Let us view bis official aas with our
town eyes. Let us be fare we underfund bis condua,
and the ,ounds of it, before we presume to condemn
it. Candor requires us to receive the present or future
accentfont of bis political enemies, as well as former
ehaioueering tales, with a degree of jufpicion. Au,
man, who is the objed of part, oppoftion, is liable to
fuffis in bis reputation, b, Specious but unfounded
charges. Suggs,ions again,/.blic men, ought to be
di/regarded and discountenunced, unlejs fapported b,
clear proof. From infances, which have occurred
within the circle of our own acquaintance, of men in
political life, of irreproachable cbaralters, ,et, tbro'
part, mijreprejsniations, loaded with aims, ever,
difgraceful imputation, we have reason to be flow in
believing unfavorable reports again# those, with
whom we are not perfonall, acquainted. What in
justice fbould we have dine.to man, of our neighbors,
bad we paid the lea, regard to part, slanders, theft
we have board re/paing them ? We may fairl,
Juppo/e this remark is peculiarly applicable to tbeJlan
derous Rories circulated again, President Jffirjon,
from the known circumfasho, that be diJiains the
proteaion of indiaments, b, which bis prsdectfor
was fielded ; and tbsrefore hisfanderers are mere
during in tbeir attacks. That , browner, is taking
an ungenerous advantage. His liberal confidence
io the People; entitles him to a full fliare of
public candour. They who know him best,
expea that be iff ^verfome the prejudice of
the mifinformed, and live down the misrepre
sentations of his calumniators. [&#.
^wt^ffi^^^
Vienna, July 1 A According to some ad
vices from Constantinople, the Grand
Vizier has adually entered Cairo,
afar the French had returned to the
adjacent forts. The Captain Pacha's
corps is reported to have fuffered in
one of the engagements. The heat of
the weather had carried ts some of the
English troops in Egypt.
; Paris, July 11. The news from E
gypt b, the brig Lodi, are dated May
19. The news which the English have
published refpe&ing it, are prior to the
Theodore Dwight's piastre of American Society
cannot be very fafeinating in the eyes of Grangers : be
fays all our " wives and daughter; are gone to' the
frat; all our children bafards," It is certain;'
that be bat not drawn bis piastrefrom the life; it
is but a horrid jpeare, formed in a disordered Con
neaicut imagination. [ibid.
•PITT fo l
The Palladium of Imposture has attacked the
Portable Fooler, —for overdoing its business—we
presume the Portable Fooler, will reply and re
tort on the Doaor, that his work is underdone —
and after a little amicable fquabling they will
agree to carry on the war in theirs, Britife flyle
—bellum ad internicionem—or as Tracy would
construe it, a war against every man, every wo
man, and every child, that is republican. [iJ.
Some idea may be formed of the length to
which Conneaicut fiend, babies are carried, by
the fad that when Cbaunc, Goodrich left the of
fice of Colleaor of N.Haven, he had the mean,
nefs to take away all the blank forms of ( ffice
papers, in order to embarrass and obftrua the
business of the office in the hands of Mr. Bish
op. What renders this a& of Goodrich the more
despicable and base, is, that the papers did not
belong to him, but had been left in the office
by the Colleaor who had preceded Goodrich.—
Yet the pious and Ready habits of Connecticut
have fixed upon this fame Channcy to reprefat
them in Coogrefs : Is not the choice judicious ?
Is it not a choice worthy of those who are rep
resented by Uriah True,in the Senate ? and who
have so decent & candid a map. as 9 bead. Dwight
for their public orator! Aurora.