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ty than money lavishcd. 'To " think 'of
dintsining : government byss withholding
e proper and liberal] supplied which exPe
me his proved "its various operations to
L uire, wouk! be as absurd as the'Dutch.
)an'e project of ledning his horse: to live
ithout eating—" thou old fool!" 'sasinye he
sisitelling it to: st*iend-—u ae nen ere he had
ned ithedied!" And so it {fill ever be
it that government, which by a foolish
:! micpiaccd fondness sisor money Saving
rtails its sondness and its operations, in
r to Fell!!! expence: : Assi noon "it has
find, it will die. * '
{There cannot be asimore erroneone or a.
ioresipernicious muim in politics, than that
e rulers always govern best, who govem
"th (he [can expence. The true test of posi.
'ealeeo'no'niy is, not who attends least of,
peopie' s me. ...g, but who spends it to Me
! advantage. _
ii 13 tne want of utter-tion to this important
tincu'on, that hue occasioned not only our
ers, butell'clsiiesee of our citizens, to run
after the 'preeent lake system ol econo
-—a system which from its eagesii'siness to
eapenny for the presiscnt, everlooks the'
esafy consequendsie of the loss of p'oundn
the future. There is 'no department of
ernment into which this " penny wise
"pound soolirh" doctrine has his: crcp't:
any measure adopted "in which its die"
. de net prevnil; and while the most
cles: prodgality is permitted .-to lever
end inferior ngente, all the great and
'me object": of nationnlpoiicy are s'ctuﬂ'erct'ed
unguish under the speeioue pretezt of 5—
ding extravaganee in the n-fiond exfoli
lne coolequencea or uus syewm run";
en, that while little has been ettempted to
me our intente! pmperity or em- e:
nal respeeubilty, end. while even that- lit
ns but half accomplished from the nig
ly meane aﬀorded for its essxcsicution,
the one end the other heve visit-ly end
' , declined, until at bet out eﬀorts et
: present one universa! and glootny pie
_ of went and "ruin. and our relations
of imbeeility. perplexity and con
pt. From heving "stood amongst the
et of the nation: of the earth in point
position] tespectehilit'y, we are degnded
the not of those my power: whom
ry kin] netion in' Europe thinke iteels li
zed 10 ineult end abuse Even Deum
ssmgbe et end despise: ne; though on her
all te hut- e nen epittle-lieker at the feet.
lool of Nepoleon. Our nex—dung me].
to the _ prey and the eport of eyes] ye},
else 'Ecsnomy.- Telleyrand, than whom
. an perhaps isa better judge of individu
'nnd national character, has said in some
_- 's political writings, that the Amencans
a nation os merchants, whose gold is
r idol, and whose polttical creed, like
ir individual transactions, is regulated by
ir interest table. The wily Frenchman
is his 'mexim from personal observation,
unsortunately every day's experience
firms itssiaccttracy. fice-tent,, that stalk
_ horse of political Quacks and demagogues
the oracle which guidcs the judgment of
people in all their enqutrie'ssilnto the ex
diency of the measures of government:
t that genuine economy which spends mo
llberally upon objects of real utility, and
cautious of weeting none sor'idle or use
purposes; but a spuriuus and miserly
- , which deseats itssiewn object by an uni—
" ! and indiscriminatc parsimony, which
dom grant: supplice for any purpose, and
ich when it gives does it so sparingly that
'ss gift is made worthless by being too-small
accomplisb the o ject in riew.
his false econonssry is in truth, and an ef
t. the most extravagant pr'ndigality, fo'r
.hey withheld, where its application thight
useful, is more injurious to the commu—
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!RIDJT, MAY 4.
The federaiists lost their election in
,' -e Island by 155 vetes, owing to the
fection of governor Fenner's party.
ss Alexandria may oazmt'.
l - It has been a practice With France, when l
she intended to enalave :! neighboring nsia-ss
tion, or to suppresssi its governi'nent, to set
about declaring great lovctesict'sor them, or to
dt nounce them an incapable of sels-govern
ss ment. We do nst say that all democratic
pspers act under direct 'inatructions from
Bony, but'to say the least, in the langu'age of
" Mr. Canning, ' their measures and bove
menta coriie not unsre'qnently very much in
aid of him. We are led to this reﬂection
from the solidiving passages intbe " Whijct,
From the leig'ef this Morning.
ss Congssresd,,after five mouths close study,
haVe come to the tacit resolution nl leaving
the Merchants to govern themselves-has be
ing the cheaper way; - It will undoubtedly '
be a great "saving—of troabless Ever): (nati ct
may now manage his own aﬀatrassin his own
way ;" for, in good truth, we hath: no na
tional government-, Out only/top: is, that
assairs will soon be so completely entangled
sias to compel us again to ruoxt to some
thing likgssenergy law and government.—
Things must become worse, before they
grow better. Poreigu contempt and out
rage must work our case!. _ ss.
_ "Again he "says—!! But the most charm
ing reflection is the preservation of our na
tional 'nonoa! _in savor of _ which 5000
ﬂaming neous-nous have been. passed in
and out of congress since ]une 22, '1807'5
and si100,000 boiling sknc'nas have been (it
him; mossstctvehcsissmﬄdy, in the nine space.
Our name is becomeaterrorto all the na;
tiossasos the earth; and the very lions .of
Numidis, and the royal ,tiger ofsiBengal,
'oreep ahysmct sneaking aile'nee to their den,
at the sound of Zlmrricsh. Let ns_to.da'y
dahe'e joyous round the Man"; paIA—glor'y
in our enlted destiny, and sing pens to the
most wise, "mast "'in and pnissant con
greas of all the eath. -
beat that as pints} ifiiii And fibsi'ni & ni
vel, end even our very he:-bour: ere invaded
17)" "0"! scoundrel et" : British edmlrel or
every viﬂalnoue eonunender of a_ French pri
veteer who ehoeeee to enter them. _ _ _ ,
All sh'n humilieting indeed-ty? !: the im
medeete fruit of our hleeeed eynem of me,—
dem eoenorny- our port: end h'nrbors are
lest unfortlfied, from eeononty , what few
ehlpe of war we had to defind our commerce,
ss together with ample end increulng now! of
si materials for building more, were gold for the
sake of economy , gun bone (which: to pro
portion to their force coit in the building end
meintenance more than friptes end whiÞÞ
after all ere not worth cousin) were built tu
stead of larger ships, became it would pro
mote economy ; there " equatice-terrene"
machine;} were hotched up in. sin hurry
out of green materiels which would not lest
much longer than while the carpenter: were
putting them together, to promote econotny ,
_ the quarter muter general'e depertment wsine
T'—
[*ct* That was-too deep : csiut, Mr. Whig. !
-Thctie day, While We write thin note, the T
Baltiinire vosilqntee'r brig'ade, Ire 'tsitnder
a'm'n ; cominanded by general Striclen]
We will cldee this article with due t'norsie
extract (tom the " Wlfig." The foﬂowidg
is part 'of in article which he published 'yesia
terday'; in the Ihepe of a letter from th
ibgton tb said Whig- Speiking of ed!
greee, he says—
** One thing, however, theycthne done :
they have them! thlt they are the ]! t
INCOMPETENT end DASTARDL
" e'cooomy !
"tion of the " aasembled wiadom osthe nation,"
has been tumbling down one year and patched
up (he next,becauae to appropriate auﬄcient
at one time to complete and accuse it would
be ossending against eeonomy ; and finally,
we'have been blistdred with embargoes and
physiEkcd with non-iinportationa, non-inter
courses, forcing-acts and torpcdosiprojccta
until we" can hardly keepssthe life blood of our
government in circulation. and all because
more dignified and eﬄcient measures had
been put out of our power by a rigid per-!—
verance m our savorite system ol econol'ny.
Oh! the ble-sunge, the wisdom and the ener—
g'y, that ﬂo'w "from a wise:-like adhei'ence to
abolished in the army and the triﬂing loaa or
more than one hundred thouaand dollara in
cut-red in consequence, by adhering w eco
nomy; the capitol, but for the accommoda
neembly open-the The refiinl ofthe, ee-si
as. ESEM-I'W .si . by,-adm
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ssaldotieo, ve 55; FSFZZ'Z 01 ctsisi'
than ! hadpbeson entertlim Th'! niibt
have attached the ooavoy pravisialdl w .Hh
'bill, without striking-about shoe-tinued!"
l had FOBMEBLY suppoud GM
. HSMITH m fneadlyto domestic mnu- \
(towne—but,." to truth, faste: 'MH'G 5." *
ss lub- nothing ought to turprioe us- " I _ ]
siss Now Menn. Dttndenn who joom
thou compelled to acknowledge and to deep
mediation, to' proclaisinsit the unfitnesisia of
your mea-tue: epd the. mile:-able mumle o'fss
your metmrhy' to it that you cannot or will
not, joisin your labon to the effort- of the se
denl'uttsi, and call actgaio to the eddncilcta of
ss the nation, the friends add diactþln of
Wathington—pwho knowe so well Edw, and
; are auﬂiciendy firm and enlightened to
\ protect the interests and honor of this coun
try? ' . si ! .
\ (East, Fed. Gaz. Masiy 1.
Ship And, arrived in__ the outward hat-I
ber yesterday in 28 days. from Liverpoo].
Papera to the 2Gth of,March have been te
eeived at the Exchangsie Coﬀeesi Houae : they
have little to, say an American man, and
"are hart-en osimportant intelligence. . . . __
TheLoodon paper: nate-sithat accounte
from Hollaud mentiontherevival of trade
at Amgerdam'; that'the threats contained
to the dukevfiCadoctrc had not been executv
ed; that the porsit Of Holland, which waa ss
proposed to be annexed to France, ia 'eouth
oftheMaea. - . .. ; -. .
_ The 'Engliah haue given. licenaes for the
exportation of dye atuﬂsia, ache-"and bitrrilla j
to'Francc.
,, Ten Dollar's Rean'ad _ -
Willþegl'venforap mhqudngandaocur
iinglnjail ng'ro SOLOMONBYÞQ'IÞ nen
{lacking about tlie untill-lids Alexandria this
mudnz,beudlovmmre,abauttnacy
,yomold,andbadonnnldvhl_tobat,bmn
leoaunddmpodpantaloonaagooddoalvam
Itlaawpoaodbeianctowlnwvn. Allp'ar
ponaa'robanby forewomdfrfinhirbodn;
oroarrylngol'aaidnegm,
{- ma- :: !si:
THl'ct DlE IS C'AST! _ __
Extrmsiof clean-from :: mrennrilefactþ
tlemen in Anneep, to another in Philadel
plain, dared " Antw'er , March,23,1810.
" THE EMPERO HAS ORDER
ED ALL THE AMERXCANsi CA_R- '
GOES DETAINED AT ST. SEBAS
TIANS, AND OTHER .PORTS or
SPAlN, TO BE TRANSPORTED
TO BAYONNE TO BE SOLD;
AND THE PROCEEDS PLA'CED
lN HlS PRlVATE TREASURY.-—-ct-ct
Similar measures, it is apprehended,
will be taken in Italy with respect to Ame
r'ican property detained here, and l fe'arit
will in the end be extended to the unsorw- '
nate cargoea detained here. in the Danieh
portal understand, they have__also ceased to
release ' Americnrt property. .ctThe prnepcst'
before ua is gloonssty, and ye cannot look for
any {avorable deciaion, until ','it, is known
_how'aﬂ'airs will he aettledctin yourfquarter.
I fear nothing short ol'sig war with England
will induce the emperor to release the A-z
merican property detainedherelf ctsi ,_ ,, si
"[sa 'it pdaaible that the Amersiican govern-.
inent Will—continue) tssnioiatEr 'at thosicourtss
.ct Nsiagoleon, , after the laatact of. robbery;
which capa the sum": 'ofthe "plun'derin'g'
and burning lyctem, and in in itsellssnothingct
more nor less than :: 'declcralion qfwnr !—si
Time will determine 'Whether Nsiupoleon ia-'
Ovid llot our'ltirig. If he had made a for?
mal dedla'ration of war, what more could:—
hesihav'e to injure us, than he has done;]
- '- ct-(I'reemcm'c fournal.
A} tsihe ann'u eraary meeting of the Mecbanic ss
Relief Sooiety, held on Tueaday last, the
following gentlemen were elecud oficm
for tho enauing year. __ (
si ba the man of dssasiron B'ersiva knight].
jahn Long-den, precedensst. ,. , ,- _. ct
si Richard Weigbtman, vice preaidesint.
l"Matthew Robimsion, creatures.
70)!!! IJ'Le ad, sect-awry.
6:th Thomas:,
alm Colzagnn, '
sinne: Salt,. ,
o'm'e': S. Seat),
lefte/2 frozhe Conti'neh't.
Aarm Hewuct,
"Saw! Kiri,
mid Mwaugcll]
!
z'mz'sro'N, Apsictm 28;
Latest from Engsilahd.
,..si
-' si )
'Com'niitllee.
,wards of onea'n of age. five fie: nine inch"
eejsissgb, he]! let end :verysi lest-die, h'e ,hed
.liberty'co "go,.nd, see He nother in Bildsi
jwm and to.-my one uyeek-ss-che other' min
ed . Within Weight-un, nineteen yedre of-qc,
siabout five, see: nine inchclsihigh; he went-o!
in outlipmy with kin.-lthout liberty ; bid on
: 'pair of .corded sspssenulopn; _nd_-homspuh
jacketss Ir i probable theyjre lurking admit
some of the pen shop: in Belcimore- !
will give 'I en Dollun w any-"pennon yho will
apprehend either of them and delctiver him esie
home, with xeesomble charge-, or the-above,
"BY virttse of a cttleed ol'_ trust, from William
(lad;-oft to the silbsqriber, will be told.-(: -
unction, at the prpmieee, on the_ (th dey., Qf
this month, 'the unexpired teria of th'".
FARM adjacent to the tovn of meint-ting
whereon the said Wgsslfiem Bodg ton both for ,
some ye'iuj- pazt resided, coeimonly called
Betony, containing about twelve nere-, tiii
the nuprosivemenu thereon. There amenden:
eight years yet uneifziked in this lene, and
the property :: subject to an amiual rent of
8166 56 .
At the same titue will eleobosi sold, et luc
tion. at Bellvue, stindry articlee of House
noid Furnituqkss
, At the ssiaiite time fmd' place Will 'ach
be told, three eowe, two sowe, one cart, sothe
.!arnsi' ing utemile, and other articlcs apper
taining to said Hodgeon' : oltate _.
, (3- The sale osthc hbdve prfo.
perty is pbltptmed Until shsirtficr
sissrHsiE Stocksshssoldpn at the Grsseat Huqt-fng
Creek Bridgg Cmpeny,m hereby ;
that all election will he held, at Mr. Mad-'a
tavern, pear the by;-idea," on Monday the m:
siMay nexgsin, it! o'clock. rsiuctc. for the' pur- ,
sipou of elegunctfosifive pliecton te s'ene thd "
aid gemmy r the We yassi'. '
, orde , ..
notice.
May] _ 51
Bank b'f Potoihacsi
my :, te o.si_ss
Noti'ceie hereby me the Qtockltoldcn qfss the:
, - ,.Bjerek qufogemecsi ,
THssAT a tlividentl & Fourger Cplssit bit}
been declared on the capatnl stock fssosir .
thetlatt half you;-,, which will be paid them
or their represent-tives on shursdey heir,
the 8h distain.. ;
.By order rctf (be Brendgnt and þirsietftore,
low,-mio!!! . mil,-[fix ceed fish}. \
.":an sq- _m.\9dicin_qdsipuh8e sisifhum
.m momen-w ma. end!-"m sond—
mue) openly! edjoummenq ' 'qllYXodn '
;unuljþe number which shall ss illowed
.ubisic dusor. : ss ,. '* [si : . - .si
.. .. . ss. G. Hemms. 'Pr'esidertt'.
May 4. si _
.},sssiss *.,.'.__
1 went'y Dpl-sslars 'RenSarsid.
EPssTtbeeel-vice of the euboexsiibelf enffhfe
and of April last, two appren'ticee to th'.
sieoopen bueiouz—ounessalamed JMn'Rizsisii'p
nwardsssor both. .ss _. ._ \* ,
ct-Lc'v: Talbsiot.
St
Under the anthontssy of e Come efth'elsnihd
Sum Fueqik WHNWU'
Co'lombit, held}: Ah!-Men, the end-evils
m-mwpr ecttwlilicnle, eggs; may.
-. dnssunemjt, lithe Cofeelsnfe'e.
Tkm- Square: of 6 R'O U NP- si
A pudbe't of vﬂﬂsimguffi'
we;-sithe 8
V. , Cherg'e Page,Caihze17.
'May 3. Stewsssw
ley ].
.Aerﬂ 25: ..
si_ ]ohn Mctlvesit.
May 3
May 2.
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