The American Republican gazette — Concord, N.H., 1803-04-07 00:00:00, page 2

cannot, as the quakers fay, find free
dom in my mind to acquit them.
Their anti revolutionary do&rines in
vite suspicion even against one's will,
and infpite of one's charity to believe
well of them.
As you have given me one scrip.
ture phrase, I will give you another
for those ministers. It is said in Ex
odus, chap. 22, verse 28, " ThouJhalt
not revile the Gods, nor curse the ruler
of thy people." But those ministers,
luch I mean as Dr. Emmons, curse
ruler and people both, for the major
ity are. politically, the people, and it
is those who have chosen the ruler
whomihey curse. As to the firft part
Os the verse, thatof not reviling the
gods, it makes no part of my scripture.
I have but One God.
, Since I began this letter, for I write|
it by piece-meals, as I have leisure, I,
have seen the four letters that palled
between you and John Adams. In
your firft letter you fay, “ let divines
and philofopbers, ftateimen and „pat.
riots, unite their endeavours co reno
vate the age by inculcating in the minds
of youth the fear and love of Deity, and
universal philanthropy." Why, my
,dear friend, this is exactly ?ny religion,
and is the whole of it. That you may
have an idea that the Age of Reason,
(for I believe you have not read it) in
culcates this reverential fear and love
of Deity, I will give you a paragraphi
from it:
66 Do you want to contemplate his
power? We fee it in the immensity
of the creation. Do we want to con.
template his wildom? We fee it in
the unchangeable older by which the §
incomprehensible whole is governed.|
Do we want to contemplate his rpunif-j
icence? We fee ft in the abundance
wi?h which he fills the earth. Do we
want to contemplate his mercy ? We
fee it in his not withholding that a
bundance even from the unthankful."
As I am fully with you in your firft
part, that refpe6Hng the Deity, so am
I in your second, that of univerfal'
philanthropy ; by which I do not mean
merely the sentimental benevolencei
of wishing well, but the pra&icalbe-I
n&olence of doing good. We can-!
not serve the Deity in the manner we
serve those who cannot do without
that service. He needs no service
from us. We can add nothing to e
ternity. But it is in out power to;
fender a service acceptable to him, &
that is not by praying, but by endeav
curing to make bis creatures happy.
A man does not serve God when he
prays, for it is himfelf he is trying to
serve, and as to hiring or paying men
to pray, as iffohe Deity needed in
ftru&ion, it is in my opinion an a
bomination. One good School Mas
ter is of more pie and more value than
a load of such persons as Do&r. Em.
mons and some others. ;
You, my dear and much refpeded
friend, are now far in the vale of years
—I have yet, I believe, some years in
store ; for I have a good state of health
and a happy mind, and I take care
of both, by nourishing the firft with
temperance and the latter with abun
dance.'
This, I believe, you will allow to
be the true philosophy of life. You
will fee by my third letter to the citi
zens of the United States, that I have
been exposed to, and preserved thro'
many dangers, but instead of buffet
ing the Deity with prayers as if I dis.
trusted him or must did^te to him, I
reposed myfelf on his proceaion; and
you, my friend, will find even in your
last moments, more consolation in the
silence of resignation than in the mur
muring wish of prayer.
• In every thing which you fay in
your second letter to John Adams
refpeßing our rights as men and citi
zens in this world, I am perfealy with
you. On other points, we have to
answer to our Creator and not to each
other. The key of heaven is not in
the keeping of any fed, nor ought the
road to it to be obftru&ed by any.—
Our relation toeach other in this world
is as men, and the man who is a friend
to man and to his rights, let his reli
gious opinions be what they may, is a
good citizen, to whom I can give, as
tl ought to do, and as every other
ought, the right hand of fellowfhip,
and to none with more hearty good
will, my dear friend, than to you.
THOMAS PAINE.
Federal City, fan. 1, 1803.
— - v.-'Gramme-
Third—Rev. fohn Gemmil to Thomas
Paine, in reply to the above But
this letter, on account of its length, we
must defer till next week —in the mean
time let the reader impress the preced
| ing well on his mind, that he may the
better reliJh Mr. Gemmil's anfwer —
We are confident theferious Christian
will approve it, to whatever political
part, he may belong.
IneWHAMIPSHIRE ELECTION.
VOTES for GOVERNOR.
Lang. Gilm.
Rockingham County.
Atkinson, 44 18
Bow, 28 3§
I Brentwood, 11 148
I Canterbury, 93 62
Candia, / 33 77
Chester, 57 ^77
Concord, 130 148
Cbichefter, 72 29
Qeerfield, ' 162 72
Epping, 75 73
l Epfom, 132 15
Exeter, 9 213
East Kingston, 40 20
Greenland, 87 14
Hampton, 77 12
Hawke, ' 42 16
Hamftead, 34 64
Hamptonfalls, 15 56
Kensington, 41 55
Kingston, 48 44
Londonderry, 24 257
Loudon, 71 80
Milton, 30 100
Nottingham^, 75 45
Northfields 96 8
NorthwoodL 85% 79
Newcastle, 55 1
Newmarket, , 148 49
Pelham, 25 102
Portsmouth, 1 547 233
Pembroke, 88 85
Pittsfield, 31 69
Raymond, 37 59
Rye, \ 157 2
Sandown, 37 59
Southampton, 44 o
Salem, ' 27 88
Stratbam, 101 42
Windham, 7 83
•' 2925 2789
HiUJborough Count,.
Amherst, 179 103
Antrim, 107 3
Andover, 55
Brookline, %° 53
Bedford, * 32 100
Bofcawen, - 1,1 97
Bradford, %8 72
DEERING, 003
Dunbarton, 83
Dergfeld, (2 feat.) 26' 36
Dunfable, ' }, 81
Franciftowri,' 70 32
Hancock, 91 9
Mason, 104
New Boston, 127 53
New London, 28 44
Goffftown, 111 52
Gofhen, 40 13
Greenfield, 109 <9
HOPKINTON, 198 123
Hilllborough. 105 38
Hollis, 42 116
Henniker, 104 61
Kearfarge-Gore, 21 6
Lyndborough, 31 24
Litchfield, 8 36
Lempfter, 25 62
Milford, =2 111
Merrinmc, 75 59
Newipfwich, 0 140
Peterborough, 68 77
Salisbury, 66 157
Button, . 78 15
Temple, 14 75
Wendell, 40 6
Weare, 222 22
Wilton, 61 50
Warner, 101 38
2612 2219
Strafford Count,.
Adams, 33 0
Alton, 5 81
Barrington, 37 249
i ßrookfield, 0 53
Barnftead, 86 82
Conway, 72 32
Dover, 145 91
Durham, 107 66
Eaton, 70 0
Farmington, ~74 71
Gilmanton, 81 284
L ee> '' 95 34
Meredith, 93 61
Mmiltonborougb, 51 69
New Durham, 31 , 43
New Hampton. 31 87
New Holdernefs, 0 65
Offipee 18 61
Rochester, 188% 55
Sanbornton, 48 261
Sandwich, 19 136
Sentte Harbor, 27 21
Somerfworth, 12 77
j Tamworth, 0 119
!Tufionborougb 43 23
1 Wakefield, 49 95
Wolfborough, 119 30
1464 2246
Grafton Count,.
Alexandria, 0 45
Bartlett, 43' 0
j Bridgewater, 43 37
Bath, 12 108
Burton, 9 19
; Canaan, 30 104
Danbury, 0 11
Dorchester, 16 34
Enfield, 36 <63
Groton, 9 50
J Grafton, 44 68
IHaverhill, 22 74
IHanover, 24 178
Lebanon, 34 137
Landaff, 41 , 24
Lime, -* 0 174
Littleton, 25 56
Lyman, 24 46
Lancaster, 8 53
Northumberland, 9 8
I New Chester, " 22 65
jNew Concord, 81 29
Orford, 14 144
Orange, 0 28
Piercy, 2 17
Plymouth, .15 101
Rumney, 48 51
Wentworth, 54 21
Warren, 43 14
N •
708 1759
Chefoire Count,. '.,^
Alftead, 17 172
Chefterfield, 16 154
Claremont, 45 205
Charleftown, 12 157
Comiffi, 38 106
Croydon, 75 3 0
Dublin, 27 75
Farnfworth, 0 119
Fitzwilliam, 9 103
Guilfom, 10 60
Jaffrey,# 9 145
Keene, 5 148
Langdon, 17 45
Marlborough. , 0 143
Newport, 11 103
New Grantham, 57
Plainfield, 113 :
Packersfield, 2 1
Ringe, 36 139
Surry, 6 6 J
Swanzey, 46 45
Sullivan, 0 ,75
Springfield, 34 'SO
Unity, 90 11
Weffmoreland, 46 153
Washington, , 87 21
Walpole, 77 161
Winchester, 3 109
_ 888 2770
tq /^
Total in 161 towns, 8597 11783
Majority for Gilman, ..... 3186
(K, According to federal papers,
Mr. Langdon has nearly a thousand
votes more this year in the above 161
towns than he had last year—and Mr.
, G. about 2000 more!
—ec#%^~t-
COUNCILLOR.—According to
the Amherst paper, Col. PEißCE,'the
Republican (or Democratic) candi
date for Councillor for HiMborough
county, has 1811 votes in 30 towns,
and Col. Means, the anti-republican,
candidate, 1737, i° the fame towns.
Majority for Peirce 74.
We are aflured that Robert Alcock,
Esq. is elected Senator ip 9th Did.
The aristocrats " guess" that Levi
Bartlett will be ele&ed Councillor in
Rockingham county ! and James
Flanders Senator in the 8;h Diflrid!!
How wifel, they guess !
— «£►-
BRIBERY!
Some Further Evidence of Toryifht;
ALIAS,
"3 u ft Principles waxing flrong"
in this vicinity.
We have heretofore stated, that the
federalijis have endeavoured this year
co gain votes and proselytes, by offer
tog to pay some men day wages, to
fell £nglijh goods cheaper to others,
to procure Commissions for others, &
for others preferment, if they would
vote for Gov. Gilman ! !—We now
add the following Previous to the
late annual meeting, in a neighboring
town, a good and virtuous federalift, an
lEfculapian pill dealer, offered an ho
nest Democrat Ten Dollars, showing
him the cajh, if he would turn and use
his influence for Mr. Gilman ! —This
attempt at Bribery, we mention with
pleasure, was rejected with disdain by
the Democrat, who is a heady, sub
stantial, well-informed, industrious &
honed Farmer, a man refpe&ed by
his neighbors.—N. B. .If the fa& be.
doubted, we can point out the town
and the parties by name.. It is one
of the towns, in this vicinity, where
federatifm has made one of its highest
strides in gaining votes for Ms. G.-—
We leave the reader to his own com
ments on this ten dollar mode of get
ting votes for “truth and Gilman !"
P. S. This is not "gue/s'-work.
Do the Federalifsfill claim all the
Virtue and Religion—and the love of
Order too f Whofoots the bill?
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Pbilad. Marcb 23. Two frig
ates and three brigs in the service
of the United States are under
orders sot the Mediteranean, to
fail early in May.
Governor Mercer, of Maryland,
we understand, will be a candi
date at the next election for mem
bers of congress from that state,
0 representative of the diftria
composed of Ann Arundel,&c —
Such a representative will do
honor to Maryland and to con
gress. Revolutionary service— fam
uniform republican principle—