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HIGH M O N D,
TUESDAY.. FkiaIakt 50, 1S1C.
'1 HE OLD BUGBEAR,
ncouraged by former successes, the le.
gislatwre of Massachusetts are resorting a.
aiu to the party policy of menace. Noth,
its; will teach the madmen who now rule
tl.it state, that they are conniving at
le cts'*i ucvicti of public liberty, but tbe
rod < t a tvrant, which they are trying to
hrirg upon themse’ves with all the con
summation of extreme folly. Posterity
will pay for all tins little vileness of con
net. The demeanor of Massachusetts
I f ids cut foreign nations the aspect of sedi*
inn ; end foreign nations will take advan
tage of it. The Ivg airs which governor
flcro, and the tcries put on in Boston are
ridicuihus, when viewed intrinsically • ex
rinaic ally, they hie of mere importance: ’
they invite a continuation of belligerent ag*
gressien, and dr twit the vcicc of reason in
the rant off..cti e. It is not England a.
J* ue that pr« fEs by these party proceed,
ip; lut Fiance, ever on the watch for
; Cvantages, t: kes the benefit of them also.
What tvf rder is it that our commercial
difficulties continue, when those who com
plain the loudest of maritime obstacles, do
fl.err,selves create the greatest difficulties
to an sdjcstir.ent of differences? Great
Brit .In sees and ferls that she has (while
the tot y party predominates in Massachu.!
iet.s,) at hast cue state devoted to her
«iut of the seventeen; and as long as
U.at is the case, it answers to her all
♦, the pin poses cf an army of mercenaries.
To v. fc*t a degraded situation is the legis
lature of tLat respectable state reduced by
th~ Essex Junto ! What is governor Gore
and bi» usuc ate? but ih^ echo of the I3ri.
fish k’ug in council ? There will never be
ary peace with England whilst Massachu.
setts is in the hands of her present gover
nors,
From the Philadelphia Democratic Press.
The following is n ropy of a memorial to
congress, adopted on Wednesday last at a
meeting of the general word committee of
this c»ty j»r.d the conferees of the C( unties
of Philadelphia and Delaware*. It is now
submitted to the conaid-. ration of thf public',
and will in all probability, receive some 1
thousand subscribers before it is transmit.,
ltd t'. congress, which we understand will
be rirnudiaUly after the general meeting
on Wtdntsday m xt.
To the honorable the Senate and House cf
p • pr»-«< ntfttives of the United Sta ts of
Arr.tr'Cit tn < oneress assembled.
The subscribers citizens of the first con
gressional district of Pennsylvania, with that
rMpict which is due to the representatives
of a frte and enlightened people approach
your honorable body.
T< or memorialists have with anxiety and
p*»r. ntsiked tb* progress and promt si.
tnnrien of cur foreign relations, t'tey have
r.l srrVed that though, on the part of the U.
Ptf te*, cvety disposition has b*cn manif-*r.
ted to plree i| (ni on the principles of just
rfc'ptrcitv with foreign na’inns vet that
f very attempt has hitherto proved abortive ;
tb * Mir rx^ts are s»ill invaded ; that in
tuit r.t d injury rre yet crntimied ; that the ;
faith of solemn contract. hare been violated ;
and <ur govtrrnir.t grri-sly insulted, even ;
in tl e capital cf the republic by a minister !
scr.t I y a government which hasshewn eve.
ry disposition to tri!V w th our honor and ;
der«lve >n its negrei.' ions; which ever!
j»T i u«, of Mir growing cnmmtrc’, spsrrs
r.o p' irs to limit and destri y it^ under the i
Jprc.ii.iis pretext of irjur ng its enemy,
’ Y nr narmt riwlists while they deplore the i
wsnt of good fai*h on the part of the belli- I
yeirr.ts, have with satisfaction noticed the !
prrmpt and mai ly conduct of Mir executive, j
In dismissing from fiirtln r intercourse ami- !
nistcr who hns dared to insult the majesty I
nftliis people, through their proper repre. ;
s« ntative; it llhttwtter, with much regret, !
thaf yoair memorialists have noticed a bill,
repcrtetWo the house of representatives, by
tb? committee of fore-gn relation*, embra
cing principles, the tendency ot which ytur
men.c.nallt s fear is to prostrate the honor
and imleptudtncc of the country, and make
no favorable m pits*.on upon those wlioart
hn*ttle to our ju*t rights,
Ycnr ramnoiinlis** cannot be convinced of
ti e propriety of ar y farther exposure of
our property on the high *tas, when the e_
d m of the belligerents not being removed,
wifi place it in the way of irr.fhedtfiie cap.
tore anti condemnation; neither dm your
memorialists p'tceive the propriety of open,
log a trade, at this time, with the belliger
ents, wlun it must, we presume, be cvuhnt
that *u h -n event ev»oi es k compliance on
r.ur part with these unju*t ed2jNpb<~ neither
can year rr,emnriRVi«u imagr^ any god
that tan resu.t from the importation Into
these United States, ol the manufactured
articles of the bflltgV rents generally known
to he the staff of the power and the life of
tf.i corn rp? rce of one » f the belligerents, but
they behert that kuth a proceed.ng ou the
part cf the United St..tes would l ot add to
the resource* otth.it power, 10 inflict lur. j
thrr injuries, and your memorialists aie,
strongly impressed with a behet that to atd|
r.i'd abet nn injurious rival, would be u no- j
vel And extraordinary course ol political nr
rangemeuia.
Your memorialists cannot forbear to ex
press tbe r surprise at tire anxiety which ap
pear* to have been m luif'Sled to burry a
bill of this tendency when it is presumed,
that policy dictates procrastination until ic
is known what effect may be produced on
the British g Vermricnt by the rupture
with the Biitish minister,
Yi ur memorialists further beg leave to
suggest whether measures l.ke those propo
sed would in any degree accelerate the re
paration which v/e have demanded, and
justly do demand, for former aggressions,
in the impressment of our seamen, and the
murdering of Americans in tba base and
outrageous attack, upon the fng-tc Chesa.
peak**, in the condemnation to dc.tlii, and
detention^of our citizens, to light their bat
tles on board Biitish ships of war.
Your memorialists would observe^ that
tl.e late exhibit of the state of the treasury
should be no inducement for the adoption of
measures at best, Pul doubtful in their ope
ration, temporary in their supply, and with
out certsin foundation, whereas the resour
ces of the country are amply adequate to
every ex gency of-ths government, and re
quire but a steady, skilful anti uniform
c- urse of proceeding to bring them into
useful action !
Your memorialists are fully sensible of
the inefficiency of the n. n intercourse law
of last suasion, as it respects the exports of
our rav; materials and the mode of its eva
sion through neutral ports of deposit, and
the advantages in the carrying trade that
is thereby secured by Britain !
Y'iur memorialists,however, are not with
out hope, that an amendment maybe adop
ted which will guarantee the execution and
carry into effect the extent of the law—-but
if your honorable bodies should repeal it,
ns respt cts our exports, it is humbly con
ceived that Great liritu.n would be more
affected in her commercial interests and
thus more readily induced to uo us justice
by tbe passage of a complete non-importa.
tionlnw, which we can carry mlo lull effect,
than by any measures hitherto proposed.
Your memorialists are ol opinion, that
without rel nquishing commerce or permit
ting intercourse wall iliose of the belliger
ents, who have injured, and null continue to
injure us by euicts impairing our rights,
that there are several ports in the norm of
liuvop , and beyond the Cape of Good Hope,
with whom we may trade to advantage^
and with* u. submission, this commcicte y».ur
memorial sis hope will receive, the piotec
t on of government, by convoys of our ar
med national vessels.
Ywur memorialists would also observe,
that lows obligatory on our citizens with
suitable penalties^ to prtvtn* their entering
or holdMig indirect intercourse with nati
ons, haying edic's adverse to our interests
and our rights, would be a just and neces
sary provision.
Y .ur memorialists would further observe,
that to relinquish ihc* carrying trade, and
the transportation of colonial produce bona
hue American property, to permitted ports,
wcumI be a concession on the p in ot tne U.
States ill agreeing with either <ur interest
or dignity as a nation, and would be a re
linquishuieni on our pari h’u trade highly
productive, and an abandonment of a lu
crative commerce to G. fit itair., who would
not fail to reap the advantage granted her
by our impolicy.
V'-ur mriimrialis’s would most sincerely
praythat all cur sea port towns rnay be put
into a complete state of defence, our m>li_
tia properly organised and armed, and such
other meat-ures adopted a* :he wisdom of
your honorable body nr. y suggent, to meet
tiie stl)_importi*iK crisis now approaching,
a crisis in which y> ur memorialists pledge
thenise ves, at every hazard, to support
the constituted autn^rities ot their country
in all their t (farts to maintain its Uju..r,
its rights and independence.
FROM THE BALTIMORE E
VENING POST.
John Bull gives to his man David
3 general power of attorney to trans
act bis business with Jonathan. Jona
than examines the instrument, & finds
David invested with 44 full powers” as
to all things to be treated' o( between
diem. David then goes on to say 44a
certain servant of Master Bull insolent
ly cot; red your piem ses,and malt: ra
ted your people. Mr. B. is very
sorry for ir, and willing to make repa
ra ti n.” 411 am glad to bear it,” says
Jonathan—441 wish to live on good
terms with Mr. Bull—yet think he
ought to cane the fellow who assailed
my property and injured my folks—
however, I will be suisfied without it.”
“Very good,” returned David—“ I
have now to declare that M ister Bull
will not molest your waggons on the
highroad any longer, if you will sut
ler him to come t© your mill to g this
corn ground, an 1 keep Mjndeui Ho
ney away until he does the same’’
K* Agreed !” says Jonathan, 44 with all
my hear:.” So they shook hands up
on it, and M iv? r Bull dad his corn
ground immediately.
But as soon as Mr, Bull had a good
stock of meal he sends word to Jona
than, saying 44 Diviil was not authori
sed to act as he did ; and 1 will take
upy our waggons on the high road nr,
I heretofore.” 44 The d-1 you will,”
i cries Joi athan. 44 This is queer—I
have given you meal; and performed
my part of the contract in other res
pects, let me st3k, why you behave so?”
lhcn says Mr.Xopenh gen Bull, one
of John’s letter carriers—*4 You took
advantage ol David ; you knew he was
not empowered to say my master would
( cease to steal your waggons on the high
way.” 11 Indeed I did rot,’ returned,
Jon uhan—>• everv body said trie bar- j
g»in was fair*—David was your mu* |
ter’s attorney. I examined his pow- j
crs ; they were general and full. Be
sides, wtiat good could it do me to
make an. engage meat with David I
knew Mr. Bull vvould not agree to?
£ beg leave explicitly to ini or m you
that the insinuation, not being found
ed on fact, is inadmissible. Pray
mention it no more.” 44 I.make no insi
sir.nation where I cannot substantiate
a fact,” roared Copenhagen Buil. —Ids
all as true as that old Harry’s in Lon
don—and l will maintain it.” 41 Sir,”
says Jonathan, with a very serious
phiz—44 I must not knock you down
for calling me a liar-—Your agency
protects vou from the effects ot my
just indignation—-But I’ll have nothing
lurther to do with you. If Mr. Bull
sends a gentleman here I will receive
him politely, and gladly listen to all he
has to say on our business.”
Such is precisely the nature of the
late engagements with. Mr. Erskine, 8t
the rupture with Mr. Jackson. How
any reaPlriend of the honor of the LL
States can, from this, conjure up a
charge against his own government, an
honest man is indeed at a loss to con
ceive. The truth is, though the feder
alists, as a parry, affect to believe what
Canning asserts in preference to uni
ted pleges from Messrs. Madison,
Smith St Erskine, and the fufee of rea
son itself, there are few men among
j them who really think that Mr. Erskine
J was not authorised to make the arrange
i ments he did ; or that the government
| ot the U. States had any other than
i the most honest views in acceding to
! his propositions. In the whole circle
of my acquaintance, (many of whom are
federalists) I have never heard one de
liberately maintain the ground Mr,
Jackson and his printers have taken.
Yet, (how extraordinary and inconsis
ent is it!) these wry men support others
in maintaining that ground they them
s. Ives believe absurd and preposterous !
It seems as it the federalists had two
souls, one as partizans, the other as
men ; and, led by the first, to bring a
bout what they believe is p dicically
right, i. c. the destruction of the re^
publican party, they do that which the
second tells them is morally wrona*
Phis remark brings to my memory a
| circumstance which happened more
; than eight years ago. A federal mem
ber of Congress, declared in my pre
sence, that if Jefferaon and Burr had
| each an equal number of votes, and a
choice must be made of one of them fqr
President, no man could hesitate which
cf tne two to choose. 44 Jefferson, he
said, was an honest man—but Burr a
d--d rastal—-a man in whom he was
sure h:s own party was grossly deceiv
ed ; being utterly unfit to be trusted
with power.” A few weeks after this
conversation the same man, in Con
gress a partizan, voted m re than thirty
times to make his ownd “ d——- l ras
cal” President of the United States e
ven in opposition to the just claims of
his 44 honest man” St the known will of
the people! BUCKSKIN.
* On the motion made by Mr Randolph to
thank Mr Madison for the “ pro Aptitude
and frankness with which he had acted,”
in carrying into effect the arrangements
with Lrskiite, every federalist declared
the arran ement t» be reciprocal, honest
and liberal—and honorable to both coun
tries. *
From the rub tic Advertiser.
Hie following article will shew the esli
rmiiion in winch certain federal presses
hold the American government. Our
pubiic ministers receive an out. fit and
annual salary, sufficient to support the
dignity and plainness of republican nun.
r.e.s. It is not their routs and levees
but the justice of their cause and the
elevated character of the nation that
must give them consequence.
Frost thr Commrrcial Advrrtisrr,
American Ambassadors—An Ameri
can correspondent, now in London, enclo
sed an article, relating the manner in
whirls. Mr. Adams was received on his
a, r val in Russisq thus expresses him
self—
“ The enclosed will give you a very
just idea of )he opinion wlucn all foreign
courts have cf he insignificance of out
government. An American who h is a
fortune, and lives like a gen lemon, is
more iiouccrl an I resprFled at the court*
of at. Cl'iud and St. Petersburgh, than
the American Ambassador, because the
former niippofts his character, and the
httcr is »u>t able to support the style of n
gentleman with the -*aiaty allowed to him
by his government.”
The following is the article enclosed
in the Id ter, from which the preceding
; was exira&ed It was taken from a Lon.
I dr n paper of h • 22d of November.
te Letters fiornSt. Pater*burgh of the 2<5th
i Oct. have been transmitted by the Gotten
• burgh mails. Tiufy mention the arrival
there of the American plenipotentiary, Mr
John Q. Adams, on the 23d, in the mer
chant ship Horace Tne approach to the,
Russian capital of this ship and her charge I
had been previously announced from Curls
cror.n, ftp.*! fop a day or two previous to
ti**«‘ app'e.n* mctf, were prepared oh
tue ramparts to give eclat to the landing
of this new statesman ; at length, instead
of u frigate as w.is expected, a merchant
ship laden wall and cbCae hove in
sight. A ho 11 was hoisted oot^ and Mr
J. Q. Adatus approached the shore ; but
before he \t is suffered to land, he under,
went a severe examination by the officers
of ihe customs, who were with difficulty
convinced that he w ,s the Ambassador
expected from the new world. He was,
j however, ut last pe rmitted to land, but the
[ usual salute by the gu is on shore did not
take place.”
I Bv a recapitulation of the report made
I by the adjutant general of Pennsylvania
relative to the arms. Sic. of Pennsylvania,
1 it appears that the total of infantry and ex
empts, artillery cavalry, light infantry and
riflemen ; amounts to 92,87(3—the stand,
of arms, public and private, to 39,917—
and the field pieces to 33.
LYNCHBURG* Feb. 12.
Extract of a letter from William A.
Bar well, to the Editor of the Lynch
burg Press, dated ashington, Ja
nuary 30th, 1810.
44 A a i*. Macon’s bill passed the House
of Representatives yesterday, 72 to 53.
— l’he Senate have not yet acted upon
the subject; but the probability is,
they will pass the bill without any
material change. It does not appear
to me that this bill interferes with a
ny course which Congress may chuse
to adopt in relation to our foreign af
fairs; they can pursue any coufse
which subsequent events may render
poper ; unless hostile measures should
oe commenced by England or France
there is no probability they will be re
sorted to by the United States_The
great change which has raised the va
lue of our produce has been the effect
of the trading to the Continent through
the Northern ports of Europe ; so
»ong therefore, as that channel remains
open, we may calculate upon the Far
mer receiving a resonable price for his
produce ; there seems to be more sta
bility and certainty in the commercial
policy of those powers than in any o
ther part of Europe, and we expect
more luora:ive anti safe trade with
them. By the letter of Charnpagny,
in August, and the Decree of Fon
tainbleau, Bonaparte p ivs more res
pect to the Northern powers than he
is in the habit of doing generally to na
tions—there appears to be co-operation
agaic-st England, but neutral rights are
treated with respect in defiance’of his
example.
II the intelligence from Europe is
not very unpleasant by the next am
vals. C onaraes. aftiirniciin'.anM.i. —
for placing the country in a better state
of defence, may adjourn-The affairs
; of Spain are approaching an end, and
there remains little probability that the
Spaniards wilt he able to resist the nu
merous armies of the French. The
English are preparing to evacuate
Walchtrcn.”
Fortitude and presence of mind.
A striking example of fortitude and
presence of mind was exhibited, a few
days since, by a gentleman and n young
lady in passing the Cnvaga Lake, in
the state of y*. Yo;k. The circumstan
ces were as follows:
Mr W lliam Papuan, of Geneva, set
out on a journey to 13 -stun in the stage
with his little daughter, about 4 years
old : In crossing the lake on the ice, he
committed his child to the care of
?»Iiss Vredenburgh, a young lady of
about lj tears of age, of a very respect
able family at Scancotalis Lake, who
remained in the sleigh : the other pas
sengers, considering the passage dan
gerous, chasing to walk at a distance.
As Mr. 1 appan was holding upon the
hind part of the sleigh it broke through
the ice, and that, with the horses, were
instantly under water. MrTappanstvam
to wher.* the ice would bear him, and
looking back, he saw Miss Vreden
burgh holding up his child above wa
ter, who, with surprising composure
of mind, and unexampled disinterest
edness, exclaimed, “ For God’s sake,
Mr. P.ippan, save your child, for we
I are both drowning together !” Mr. T.
plunged in again, received the child
lrom her hands, and was fortunate c
nough to place it in safe’^ on the ice.
He then returned, and took the young
lady, who was quietly waiting, up to
her neck in water, standing upon the
upper part of the sinking sleigh, and
s .vam with her again to a place of safe
ty. All this time she never uttered a
sigh, or a complaint; but suffered Mr.
r. to take hold of hej in the most ad
vantageous manner for^wimming, and
deliberately avoided grasping him with
hj.r hands, which she was sensible
might prove fatal to them both. The
result was, that, under providence, the
fortitude and presence of mind of these
two persons, was the me ms of saving
three souls from a watery grave._It
may be observed at the 9a>ne time
[ that the weather vps so excessively
c >ld, their clothes were immediately
stiffened with ice.
[ilo.ton Patriot.
: CONGUiiio.
House of Rrfirt: entativcs t
1'FBHUAHT t 4
! Mr Dawson, from the se.cct coummiee
to which had been referred the letter of
Mr Fulton, respecting Torpedoes reported
a resolution to -he house, *« that it *iloU| «
adjourn after Friday nex', until Mond u
for the purpose of allowing Mr Fulton n ’
use of the halt on Saturday to deliver ^
lecture explaining the utility of bis ,Ilveil J
, tions. c ^
i The resolution excited some debate
' those opposing if contending that it wool/.
• not be consistent with the dignity 0r
i house to adjourn over for the purnose !,f
! heaving a lecture from any individual wJau
It was supported on the ground that it
was a serious and important subject . i
SLwort"y for,nal «“«*■• * ■•«
The question on the passage of the
member ol the resolution (the adinnm hrst
from Friday until Monday) wasJ taken V
ayes and no« and carried ayes 9aL.nc£i
Before the question on the second men
ber of the resolution was taken niCfn'*
The house adjourned. *
Nxw.York, Feb. 9.
The numerous arrivals of yesterday -,r
ford us nothing of moment, a pas^L e ^
thc *mel‘a fr0‘» I. sboa, inform*" toat
he read London papers as late ai the U
ot December (19 days later than any ^
ceived in America.*) ih-y cn„^in 1
po riant information. It ^ Sported";
Lisbon on the 24th of Dece nb-r thu,'
British army had shifted
crsfrum AbratM, .° C',,i,„ba.
,i ,nCh wire advicing.
i«h’Vhrin^‘1.'f™'“ of inc Span.
Porto
ofPor,oH,co"e^,oa,1,,li^"'S
• t. Barts, tor Jamaica, the captain of which
informed him that the British hue, e-ti-CL
oartanf f. "f ‘TVakcn P03*es»io.i of a
part ol the island of Gaudaloupe.
.3 d.vlVom'?'f lb# “"P A"’olio.in
3 days from Lisbon, we have received
Portuguese Gjz-itc3 to lha 23d of ^
CeinKCr%«0nrlaining Londo“ Bates to No.
vember 30 lou, day, h er than before re.
'eonts'T^*' L'sooa Gazette of December
contains n spirited decree of the
vernment, in the name of the pnnee Re
gent for supplying the deficiencies in the
regular troop, and militia, and for a geo!
eral conscription, to be called into actual
; service, as the exigencies of the state
! Tll'T1'!!*' , 3 {i'Cat le,1«‘h Precludes
a publ.canon oi it m our paper. By the
I arl,^!e' «H pef'ons in the kingdom
I be.ween the ages of 13 and 33 year,: of u
j certain height, are subjeil to the con .crip!
I jon wnh some necessary exceptions, for
.ne benefivol agriculiure, commerce, nav*
igation and thc arts undscence*. a
niirnhi«p ,,f C"1
.. »-a,c cimcica to ar
ea r« the execute, of the decree, and v
ry ut:k,cre penalties denounced against ad
who may attempt to evade it.
r, Lisbon, Dec. 22.
Lo~.ttnuat.on nf extract from Lo.,don
papers to ti-.»th N’ov t
His serene highness the DukeofBrune*
w'c* Deis, lias at present the-con.imvM.,11
Of lieutenant general in the seivce ot h,*
Bntamuc majes y. The Court G-z.-uo
ol Saturday mentions the nomination cf
the prince to ihe command of a corns
nam ;d after himself, ivhtch, it is »a.cl, .*
t rvbenC|° ^P°Sr J 1,1 12 rtrbr,ine»ts of infan
t«y and six of cavalry.
1 he Queen oi I’ruasia was safely deliver
ed ol a son on the Uth of oa. at Kon
mgsburg.
1 be troops, which sailed from Sicily
on the 23j September, under the com*
mand of general Oswald, took possession
o- the islands of Zaute, Cephalonia and
b.. Maik, which form a part of the Ionian
republic} iMey made no resistance what
ever.
According to the last news from AI.
the Dey demanded an annual tri
bate from France, and the Consul refits,
mg it was imprisoned. We learn by thV
trench paper*, that the |ttit consul DuboiF
I hatnville has return jd to Fa ts.
Ihe excellent regiment, the 12 th of
light dragoons, has o.ders to embark im
media.cly tor servic, ; ,he 9 h regiment
ol d.agoons received the same order.
We learn that ihe government has re.
cared despatches from Mr. Adair, dated
m the beginning of last month, which do
not agree with the account in the French
papers, tiMt the b.tush influence in Lon.
stmtinople has diminished. The events
which took place on the Danube, and -.he
success of the Russians have occa- oned
consideraoie consternation and embarrass,
ment in the Divan, but have not caused a*
ny change in their communication? with
our ministers, who*e last despatch** con*
tinued to request, agreoahly to the desire
o» the Pune, the presence of a British
squadron in the Turkish seas. . The rtns
si*ns have advanced along the coast as far
; as Monkala ; their flotilla extended from
: tne bay of Haba to Parna, and has exetrs.
sively embarrassed the sale of provisions, 3
j *C. w tne merchants of Constammople.
I he Brazilian Empire.—l'he n:w em* J
I f,,re now forming on the Contii em of j
I South America, by the Po.tuguese in lire- ffl
zd, will soon become a subject which will J|
arrest the attention ol the citizens of the
Dmied Slate} ; and we are happy m I
learning the existence therein of the ii
mo.i friendly ditp-nuion towards their
northern ocgkhou s. Wc hope the dis
iwsttion will be cherished. A gen.lemau \
I who has recently returned to tins country
from South America, has furnished tht/^
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