Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-12-20 00:00:00, page 3

This man, in his pamphlet addressed
to you in aniwer to the Republican Ai
drtfs tells you that the charge of royal
ifm has been often reiterated by the
Republicans, and as often refuted by
the Federalills. How has it been
refuted ? Why leading Federalids have
denied it. Is this then a refutation ?
If foj all that is molt true has been re
futed by all that is molt falfe. Lead
ing Rderalifts have a thousand and a
thousand -times denied that Mr. Adams s
books contain any fentimeins favorable
to Monarchy !—Tracy in his pamphlet
denies- this—and he alio utterly abjures
all participation in or knowledge of a
projeft to introduce Monarchic or he
reditary government into this country.
This Ti'acy has been repeatedly ap
pointed by I eJeialifts to cxercife on<
or the mod important funaions of onr
national govern nent —He is certainly
a leading 'Federalist and thus much I wti
fay in his praise I know him -wc'l—and i
is my opinion that lew leading Federally
in the United States have more virtue mov
• integrity more patriotism than Mr. Tracy,
and thistoo, must be the opinion of tin
LEADING FcderaliHs of Connedicut, ho
it is their fuiFrrges and their exertuns that
have raided hi n to awl continued bun in
the S nateof the Unied Stated out let
not this praise b° estimated at more than
its real amount. 1 have a florv to tell you
FUIox Crizens that wilt enable you to
weigh in ajdt balance the virtue the integ
rity,and the patriotism of this Senator.
Know then that this man HAS beenengaged
in a plan to introduce a monarchic govern
merit into the United States —that he HAS
avowed this ! and : at he HAS exerted him
felf tomake converts to the plan. If in the
following statement of faffs (every Word
of which can be verified in a court „of
law) my object were merely to prove
Mr. Tracy a hypocrite and apostate from
those principles which fidt procured
him the public confidence, a betrayer of the
high interest enrrufted to him and of c>urfe
3 mifereant meriting universal execration.
I fay if this were my motive it would be an
unworthy one. Where an explore of the
wickedness of Mr. Tracy will in no wife
promote or secure the public welfare let
charity spread its thickest veil over it.Conh
dering the present deprelUd date of the fed
eral party and especially of Mr. Tracy it
Would be a barbarous 2& to tear from
him those fheeads of reputation with
whiqh he has been able partly to rover his
nakedness merely for the purpose of expo
sing deformity ; but when in order to put
the people on their guards against the de
ftruaive projects of in-litn it becomes ue
c^iTary to unmafle an individual'll the facion
then it is an adl of humanity of high duty to
ftri, him naked.
My (lory is this:—.
Five or fix years ago Mr. 1 racy so
licited-a private interview with the Rev.
Stanley Griswold of New-Milford ;
a man to whom it \s no flattery to fay
that in point of talants, integrity, and
every excellent virtue has not a superior
among his brethren in Conneaicut.
/I he conversation was long and interei
tiog—Mh Grifwvld was A3 h^s been
Fellow. Citizens,-
Enough has been quoted from Mr.
Adam's Book to prove that a man must L.
an unprincipled wretch who alter having
read the book, shall deny that all that ih<
Republican Committee have, in their address
averted relative to it, is literally and abfolu
te!y true. The book was written "tor the
" avowed purpose oi influencing the deli
'' berations of the prbpofed convention —
" and its whole fcopc and obedl is, to
" prove that a government conftituied
" precisely on the principles of that of
" Great Britain, and no other, is per
“ fedly adapted to the happiness and
" prote&ioi hos men in all countries and
"in all flages of fociety — and that as
“ far as those who were to form a gov
" erntnentlor tis should deviate from the
“ true principles of the British G>vern
" merit to far would they deviate from
" wifdem, and from nature." This the
Committee have averted and this is tin
questionably true, and I repeat that he
who (hall deny this, after having read the
bock, or even the quotations which
have been made from it, must be dclti~
tute of understanding, or deflitute of
integrity. -
Having now done with Mr. Adams—
having demonstrated that HIS Federal
ism is Monarchical, I turn for a Jew mo
ments to Mr. Tracy.
_E:nraf! of an AddreG
To the Freemen of Connecticut.
The -Cloven Foot of Federalism.
Cbe Republican Ledger.
"TRUE AS tHE JIAL TO THE SUN.''
PORTSMOUTH, A. H.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, tßog.
Will he REFUTE this charge by denying
it ? Th; conversation with Mr. GrUwold
was held, if I am corredly informed, at
the house of Parson Champion, in Litch
field (with no witness present) Tharwith
Gen. Skinner was in the presence, and
hearing, of Mr. Allen, a manjuft as virtu
otis, just as federal, and almost as pious as
his friend Tracy. If no such converfarion
took place in the hearing of Ms. Alien,
or if I have miftaten its import let Mr. Al
ien correa me. If Mr. Tracy or Mr.
Alien Bull contradict any material part of
Have I failed to perform my promise
made to Mr. Tracy in my fiifl numbei ?
Have I not proved upon him all Ae politi
cal corruption and turptitude of the party ?
What will this man of men now fayr
exprefled bimfelf in substance as follow
—" Our Conflimtion, Gan. Spinner, 1
good for nothing, it cannot .stand, and 1
have 'told you tfos before, but lam a Set:
ator and having sworn to tupport it I fhai
do alll can towards it, but, it can
not be done. The Proficient, and Senators,
mnff be hereditary. The Father muff bold
the office, and his sons after him. It is
quite enough for 'he common people to be
allowed to choose their Representatives.
It muff be here as it is in Great Britain ;
the President, or kin,, or whatever we
are pleased to call him, must have his thru
funds, to buy over men to his iniertft, w he
never he pleases."/
Is not this federalifm fYes, taken altoge
ther it is to an iota the Fcderalifm <f Mr.
A4ams, and in truth, of every leading Fede
ralist in America.
obs rveda Cie rgyman ; he was in the
prime of life,of eminent mental endow,
ments and of coorfe bid fair to become
^xtenfively influential. Such an ally to
the federal cause was to be delired and
the golden harvest that fedgalifm promised
to the priesthood would be (efficient to con
vince a man in Mr. Griswold's situation of
the exceleucy of the fiftem. At any rate
with this object expressly in view Mr.
1 racy conversed with Mr. Griswold--:! so
is tocxplain 1(1 him toe real and ultimate
Jefipns of Rderalifts and to procure his co-
Qtr.rim in fi>pp<ut of their pr<jc&s. In
the course ot the (levelopement Mr. 1 racy
lamented the general condition ot eale and
equality in point ot property which exited
in the U. States, efpecialy in New-E \ aid.
Tris heconbdcred as a circumstance utter
ly irconfitien! oi<h the exigence bt a itcadv
andcncrgettc government. Affluence hi
laid inspired men woh sentiments of inde
nend&rce, and made cvciv nan a p"otui:n
w^c busied hm.f if with affairs of Ua : hat
a nation ot he h men can iuvci be w ell go
verned, but that me government will be as
fluauaiing as the vinun a d caprice ot peo
ple. That this date ot (hr.-,imd be dore
away ; not fuddeidy ud- nil bin ultimately it
mutt be done away. I hat other employ
ments mult be found tor the people than
reading and criticising the meaturesit Got
ernment : That to plow an 1 # hoe, wer
the proper employment I ! e mafsot the
people and that the biii ctsei government
Ihculd be left to tin fe who are capable of
understanding it. The principal engine for
effecting this change he aid wbs taxation as
by the aid of that Surplus of the produce of
the labour of the people beyond what was
absolutely necessary for their fubfiiknci
might be drawn from them ; wheieas itr
now worse than wafted on an education for
their children to quality them to find fault
with the measures of government.
Ha said that in order to place the govern
ment above the reach ot demagogues : or o
popular phrenzy the Briofh form mutt b
adopted. That the ch it magistrate ano
Senate must be invented with the power and
attributes of the iLuitli K.'n^& n >bles,tho'
under other nam's, hi- oil thof name 1
were odious to the people H: said thai
religion mult be rltablilhrd by law, to at
the governmm ; that its miudters mult re
ceive rick (tmend-iodependent of the people.
H said that al this was indeed verv dd
ferent from th ileas of the great mass ot
our citizens onthr lolijea, but that ttill it
was calculated tor th- u benefit, and it the
oad not Inffici< nt - ildom to oilcern IFF
and to pl o? it volmuari'v, it was the du
>f the I te, ~„ the good, to, b in it abet
Sv Inch on. ins as wete within' eir power
1 f.rdihl! thd notions of iberiv a
quality which produced our revoluo
were will and fantastic that in practice hi
Acre incompat ole ^rd order and gm
governnfent. H. laid 'hat Hell w.o tl\
native and proper foil of the I rce - t Liber
iv and th^i ad the Lod:) i' cs th... h.u
beetier< 6.1r1 on tk- tace ot the Larih % to
hot (ho . •and br-nu nes of this original ft ck
which liatan had planted and cuitivocd n
Hell.
Much more of this fort he tittered, bo
this isdoubiJefs fufficient to prove him a
true FederaloL
Another part of my dory is this : —
In the month (I N October 1779. Mr
Tracy at hisown h-idr, and in <onverfa
non with his crighbour G.m.taf>KlNNE R,
and in presence of his triend John Al.lv ,
calumny ? I know that as a public man
'he has been acenfed of apoitacy ot en
mityoo republican government ; <t project
to reduce his C< nntry under the degrading
yoke ot %n ardh,cratic tyranny ; aril as a
means topreduct- this end he has been ac
cufedot advocoing the nhumap, the b%b
dv, the h: f ill 1. , \<a thw worse then fiend
like prtj<a <t a war that (hould never
end until a nanon Should be ui;cilv extiug
nithrd.
-Tied into St Kitts on lulpiciop or having butch property
>n board — On trial at Aroyua, the 4th November, the
Cat tor who was not cotro? dtionert, tho'tbtft not, to make
-his appearance—and th< flop was cleared together with 2
ocher American v- ffd* r tat ar hour, apd damages allaw
rd—Cpt Clark infoenny t|-,<,rened to pursue and car r y
the Jefferfon into Jamaica. If Capr Vennard attempted to
put to fra—but he left Sandy Point in the night, and thus
Leaped the pirate.
Mffi-^^wbrrf£ferfzr^£^
Dte-1 -n Friday nooning in this tow? mil's Deborah
1. LEIGHTON in her fifteenth year, daughter 61 Captain
Luk. A Laighrou
She boo v ith uncommon patience □ < g and diftrefung
.Ireis and tih'bited a hope faith a n j r agnation, which
ffor her fu-v-vu-g friends grt at confo i n.
A New C^fh, on Sunday lift.Mr- Hannah White,
agrd 67 years wifr <lmr. Jefbua Wh te.
.££fcfr^.£o# 6s6scf&£s^F
Sale at Auction,
THIS DAY
AT lir
Office cf Aiexenfer Fu'cp,
ill Daniei-Ilrect, Portinwuth,
[Being a continuation of the Salt com
menced on Saturday j
12 packages of Merchandize,
confuting of bio-, mixed aid Crab bio.d Cloths ,
V^flimebes ; Swansdowus ; Plains; Coalings; Lin
ens ; Silk and Cotton Handkerchiefs frSh.Jloons;-
Cro rum's Hats; Knives and Forks; Looking
o'aJes; P lexer Books, ^e. &c. ALSO.
A few Boxes Lemons, to be ibid for
cafi iwi holl lefifre. Dec. 20, 1803.
Robert Harris,
H^r m'R'ed from bis Store on Lang
do, 's ILbaf, to ode 011; burcb-
HiF, mbere be offer s for
sale ut low prices,
Brandy, ' Iron,
Giu, Spanish Segars,
Rum, Ahim,
Malaga, 1 ^ Olives,
Sherrv & . ►Z B^, 1-d, izd, &
Vidonia, „ 2nd Nail.',
B bes, Button Ale,
S-uchong, H Porter,
Hyfr Skin, ^ Cotton,
Y # ung /on ^ Almonds,
and H;fon Soap,
Pepper, Florence Oil &
A|lfpice, I Ton good
Raifihs, BUTTER.
Indigo,
N. B. The*Bofton price, in
cash given for all Flax Seed, Pott
& pearl Allies Ox and cow'Horns
and Horn tips, that may be deliv
ered by she toth January.
Dec. 31.
Bit ai • nil them tube true ; what is lift lui
auilurne n-riq imoon of a client's money ?
vh; .03 rho. I n<alalfhourl, to conceal the fatt ?
uhA ca habit ut tin bast ItcT non of pi ivatt(bar
after ? wnar s a ct^nuin, hypocritical c nl of
icf^ion o rogn totuthe heart and even n (pecu
lation (believe ? u hat are the u aodeiings of
Iml 2auc u hat ateire o oftlb,inlbine id its confe
qaticet? M hat ueail the feed true when compared
ik as pin bi (Tenge .<? O all that las beci u med
he hitmen publicly act so —he fays tie whole
ci ar^e islalte. Izffert th- to far .so req ects bs
put he cot/duft t is true—hi\\tAtr as it icfptlts
his private conduct it be -i eor labe l know not —
lonl\ know that it true bill his private, iiaratter is
for less import than his public.
DAVID.
(Hartford Conn. ASrcury.)\
Marine List.
Arrivals end deyartures fnce Dec. g.
5, Arrived fehoent r Rambler, White. Turks Island,
6, do big Hope. Riley. Sr. Thomas.
do. flap Jifferfoo. V nard, St Kitts,
7, do. brig Triton. Btk Maitinico,
8, do. (chooser, Secrets, Young, Demarars,
12, do Tehooner D ue, Trefeth<n, New-York,
14 failed brig Equator Shaw, Idemura a,
do, fchoontr Rpfohnion, VELane, -Dorr,nice.
Dec. 6, Arrived ship J ff rfog, Venard 24 days from
St Kitrs The J ffi rfon failed from Denarara the 29th
August, with a valuable cargo for rl - port, bur was cap
'ured by the B'itifh povneef H^ k, captain Clark, and
my Statement I hold myfelf pledged to ex
hibit wy proofs, and it is most manifest
that if my Statement be falfe it will be con
tradided. But it is not falfe, it is made
on good authority, and neither Mr. Tracy,
nor Mr. Alien if is confidently believed will
ever ccutiadia it. Uriah Tracy c<>m
|lairs that he has been cruelly calumniated
What has been said of him that he calls
Tkefe ch.'rr,> induce enough of 'be black and de-,
legible, and IHik< .%r, < -ie true. His private
cha (ter is Ina cd .cob imputations ot o odious
iilire ; bin 01 the u Jh ot ehete, as they do not
nnnic I ntrl;concetnin p<-feutlutj.dhhatl take
lit entire. St me o. u^n) mav be cahuxnics.
a laricitul assortment or
Rdfetts.
Bandanna ll<ne kerchiefs.
Italian Shaving ^OAP in Pots.
Ad/o a T t rrwt\
TRUNKS
All thc 'abve artic £j. h be fold !ovr
f rreabv ca(h or I ow C.3h
(T Allowance made to Cfe who
auh to purchaf by whole fate & approved
ur'da given.
DEC. ?.
AAw dbue S L orc.
r HE Ladies and Gentlemen of
A Portsmouth and its vicinity
are informed ih, r
ISRAEL HUSE,'
Has taken the store lan ly occupied
by Messrs. Sweet & Weeks,
Buck-street, wheie he has for file
a general assortment of Ladies'and
Gentlemen 's
SHOES
of toe fcfouaiity.
An assortment of-
MEN'S HATS.
Black, green, red and yellow
Morocco Skins ; white Sheep
Skins ; flriped Binding Skins ;
gentlemen's Beaver Cloves.
c/fo a vuriefv of
TRUNKS
O' A strict attention will be given,
and the ftnalleft favour greatfuhy
acknowledged.
L>rc. 20.
— CT— — .
jest n^t' . 4 u>i Lfr ;ufy
J fcph Clark, jtn.
a h (hop „./Oik / - /
J ARGE Fafheinabic Gold Beads
—'hanuk u& I V< ; Cicam Puts , I i~
ieme fitkr plaice C. Iters ; elegant nami # d
bait Cn l /ehe: tcnantiled filverati it
umirJFWlLEYit cvtlv difiiiftieu.
DEC Q
BEJAMIN, FLOYD,
Respec ffully informs
'ns tiicmis amlthe pt.Mie in genital
that be has removed to the (trie lively occu
pied bv Capt. Larkin in Bioad-ftrcct,
where he intends carrying on the.
Book-binding BuJinefs
it? its various branches with ncamcG and
dispatch.
Account and Record Books of
all iLes, rul'd and bound at the th>rtc(t
notice. —W riling pa per ; Account- Borks
JI fixes; Wruiog& CipheriOftyo. cordt.il,-
ily keep on hand. As he hasj^ft commen
ced business he'hopes ttd the public will
favor toi with their coftom the toulklt
tivor &nktulty.received.
T'tyU't
SHOES
Robert M'Cleary;
LIAS received and for Sale at
4 his flore, three <l-.--s weft <rt the B^l
Tavern C^ngrel, Teet. a n exunfivu as- #
loiiment of L^'i-'t.<; r lumen's
shoes
Ladies' and GciHicnfr's Rcf
-114 lure'll SHOES, Eogirih and Amtftem
Crk do. Black, Gieen, Yellow and Red
Morocco .3<ins; white Sheep Skins, Grip
ed Burning do. La :11)' jpJ Gentlemen s
Sock', water proof and Fennel S-uls,
Gentlemen's M rocco Clippers, B&ut
Webbim
Men's Hatts,
Gentlemen's B aver Gloves,
draw Pnur.es and Rbl rts foi L dies' B m
neis, P<arl ear drops, Frebble Gilt ditto ;
Purl Beads, Fancy ditto; Bitaft Pun,
Minamre Chains, Ladies Tuudfe Shell,
Hair and iLcfling C p tubs, Iv<ry Combs,
Gentlemen's patent Buckle'.
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