The New Hampshire gazette (Portsmouth [N.H.]), 1808-12-13 00:00:00

John Elyon Barrett Esq.
Tim o Upham,
Has just received for sale, a large assortment of Fall and Winter GOODS; COMPRISING,—Best superfine, middling and low priced Broad Cloths; Cassimeres, Ladies pelisse Cloths, Serges, Duffs, Coatings, Blankets, Devonshire Kerseys, Forest Cloths, Bockings, Baizes & Flannels; —Thin fine scarlet Broadcloth for Shawls, with suitable Fur trimmings; fine Swandown & toileant Vestings, silk Velvet and black Sattin ditto; silk and tabby Velvets of various colours and very superior quality; Bombazetts, Wild Bores, Russells, Durants and Calimancoes.
Large supply of Fine and low priced Calicoes, colored and black Cambricks; Ginghams; bordered gown Patterns—good CHAMBRA MUSLINS from 1/6 to 3/6 per yard; copper plate & furniture Chintzes, furniture and common Dimities, cotton Shawls from 2/6 to 18/ each, silk ditto from 12/ to 36/ each; Madras and other Hks. Ladies and Gentlemen's cotton & worsted Hosiery—a great variety of silk Goods; Florence and English Lustrings; double and common Sarsnets of almost every color; India Sattins, soft black Sattins for gowns; plain and twill'd black Modes; fawn, drab, yellow, white, pink and brown English Sattins; black Crap; Cyprus Handkis Gauze ditto. a complete assortment of Ladies and Gentlemen's black, flax and white silk Hose, with gauze hose of suitable colors to wear under them; Ladies and Gentlemen's silk Gloves.
Ladies long white kid, } Kid and wash leather, white, dark, } beaver blk. yellow, & fawn habit } Gloves. Gentlemen's best Deer skin from 6/ to 9/; Beaver lin'd with Fur, common leather, worsted & cotton Gloves. Cotton, silk & thread Laces, Footings and Edgings; bed Lace, Fringe & Tassels, comprising a great variety of different patterns.
Rich hearth Carpets; Camels hair Shawls; Gentlemen's Suspenders; Linens; linen, and cotton and linen Checks; British Cotton; India Cottons of all prices from 12/ piece of 15 yds. to 36/; India Checks & Hks. Palm, Ceylon, } and Winfor Soap, from Rose, } 6/9 doz. to 13/6. Violet, Ladies morocco Purse; Childrens toy watches; Ladies black Plumes; Silk and cotton Umbrellas.
Cotton Diapers from 20 cts. to 6/9 per yard; linen Diapers from 2/6 to 16/6 per yard, and from 3/ yd. wide to 2 1/2 yards; Damask and diaper table cloths from 10/6 to 20 dols. each; a great variety of fashionable Ribonds—silk cords of every color; silk and cotton Cords and Tassels—Gentlemen's fleecy under Vests.
Knitting, } Cotton Yarn & Twill. Warp, } Filling, } White, yellow, orange, green, cinnamon, brown, sky and dark blue—Factory Cotton Sewings. Very large supply of Beverly & Providence Bed-Ticks; American manufactured cotton Shirtings. The above American Goods are a consignment from the manufacture, and will be sold as cheap as at the Factory. Also, A few Casks of RAISINS.
T. UPHAM acknowledges with gratitude the liberal Patronage of his friends, and assures them his best exertions shall not be wanting to merit a continuance. Those whose accounts have been standing beyond the usual term of credit, are respectfully invited to call and settle them. Nov. 8.
Barrett & Shattuck,
No. 51, Hanover-street, Boston. CONTINUE to dye & finish of Warranted Colours. Broad Cloth, Cassimere, Sattin, Lustrung, Crap, Shag, Plush, silk & cotton Velvets, Worsted Cords, Camel's hair Shawls—Also, Ladies Sattin, Lustrung, Cambric, Calico & Muslin Gowns, Hosiery & Gloves, Lace Veils, Gentlemen's Coats, Pantaloon and Vests, cleaned and dyed at short notice and small expense—Goods received at the store of NATHAN B. Folsom, Portsmouth, forwarded, and returned to the same place without additional expense.
N.B. Persons sending Cloths or Garments of any kind are desired to have them accompanied with a pattern of the colour they wish them made. (as in many colours there are a variety of shades) also to enclose them in paper describing on the outside the contents, colour to be made, and owner's name. Portsmouth, August 1, 1808. (6m.)
Straw & Beaver BONNETS.
Wm. Jones jr.
Will receive by the first vessel from Boston,—LADIES split Straw Bonnets and Hats; most fashionable Beaver Bonnets, with and without Plumes; rose white double Sattins; ladies white silk Hose, from 13/6. to 27/; long and short white Kid Gloves; large assortment 3/ & 4/ small figured Muslins; 1/ spidernet and Gauze do.; white, coquelico and black Crapes; cotton Laces; 1/ & 3/ light and dark Ginghams; Bottle-green, Fawn, blk. and lead Bombazetts; drab, Fawn and black Pelisse Cassimeres; bottle-green and spotted scarlet Salisbury Flannels; extra S. fine black ditto for Shawls; black chip and willow Flats; fancy Ribbons; fancy silk Buttons for Habits; fine and common dark London Chintzes and Calicoes; 3/ Dimities; fine Cambric Muslins; fine white Flannels; Coatings; Duffs; India Cottons and Checks; Bandannoes, &c. &c. All of which will be sold at a small advance for Cash or short credit. Nov. 29, 1808.
NEW FLOUR, &c.
Nath'l Adams & Sons,
Have just received and for sale RICHMOND and Mountain S. F. FLOUR, from new Wheat; best Smith's COALS; James river prime leaf TOBACCO; kegs manufactured do. and Cabanis best chewing Tobacco—Gentlemen who use this article, are desired to call and examine it. Nov. 29.
NEW GOODS.
Oliver Briard
HAS just received a very General Assortment of Fall and Winter GOODS, Comprising most of the articles that are usually enumerated in the most lengthy Piece Goods advertisement, which are now offered for sale at a small advance for Cash, or approved credit, at store No. 4, Market-street. Portsmouth No o 15
For New-Orleans. The ship Roberts will sail in TEN DAYS—for Freight or Passage (being an excellent vessel) apply to the master on board, or EDMUND ROBERTS. December 6, 1808.
SAMUEL GODDARD has just received a few black, white and colored Beaver BONNETS of the newest fashions. December 6.
SMITH & HAVEN,
FLOUR.
DANIEL LADD,
Fourteen puncheons RUM— together with a general assortment of GROCERIES, which he will sell for Cash on good terms. Portsmouth, Dec r 6.
RUM, &c. for Sale.
10 Hhds. Demerara, 10 ditto Patent of an excellent quality, and 10 ditto New-England, RUM. 5 Hhds. MOLASSES, and 30 quintals FISH. 3/ Berkshires, Farmer's Exchange, or Vermont Bank bills will be received in payment. Apply to the store of I. MELCHER, in Market-street. December 6, 1808.
MUSIC.
A SINGING-SCHOOL, two evenings in the week, will be kept during the approaching Winter in a building, in Pitt Street, owned by Mrs. Chase. The instruction commenced the 7th November. Price 12/ a quarter. Instrumental music also will be taught one evening in the week Oct. 25th. AMOS BLANCHARD.
BERKSHIRE, Farmer's Ex-
change and Vermont Bank Bills, taken in Exchange for Books and Stationary at C. Peirce's bookstore, in case the whole amount is laid out. Dec r 6. State of New-Hampshire—Rockingham ss. NOTICE is hereby given to the heirs of MARY ELIZABETH SYMMES, late of Portsmouth, in said county, widow, deceased, that a certain instrument purporting to be her last Will and Testament, is exhibited to the Judge of Probate for said county, for Probate and allowance; and that he has appointed the twenty-seventh day of December current, at eleven of the clock before noon, for taking the same into consideration at Exeter, in said county—Dated at Exeter, the second day of December, Anno Domini, 1808. By Order of the Judge—WM. PARKER, Register.
POLITICAL.
From the AURORA.
ALL TOGETHER!!
That the love of gain will sometimes interfere with our judgment and even with our patriotism is beyond all doubt. But in a crisis like the present, the private interest of individuals should give way to the public good, for no nation perhaps ever was under like circumstances as these the United States are now placed in by the two great ruling powers of Europe (France and England) I say the two, because the others have lost all the consequence and influence they once possessed in the political world. The enmity that exists between those two great powers is such that, each in the hope to do an injury to the other is ready to sacrifice real advantages it might enjoy, for the hope of injuring its opponent; and from some motives extend their injuries to neutral nations unconnected with their quarrels. The United States with great reason have remonstrated against the outrages that each of them has committed on her commerce.—Both refuse to redress the wrong they have done. France persists to declare all vessels legal prize, (no matter where bound to) that may have had intercourse with her enemy, either voluntarily or by force. England on her part, declares every port of her enemies in a state of blockade—and interdicts all our commerce except through her ports, and by her particular and express permission, which is only to be obtained on paying certain stipulated duties on our cargoes the produce of our soil. That done, she grants her licence to our choice of any port, even of her enemies. This outrage, the most insolent that ever was offered to any independent nation, and which if submitted to would be a resignation of our sovereignty—has been resisted, and that perhaps in the only way it could at the moment be done—by a general embargo. This measure had almost the unanimous voice of both chambers of Congress; yet we have seen town meetings called to induce the people to resist it, or possibly for some secret and worse purpose—but apparently for that, and if possible to raise the embargo, to defeat the views of government, and counteract the measures thought best calculated not only to preserve the property of our citizens, but to preserve peace.
To censure it is not a difficult task. But when men call town meetings to do so, and to pass censure on our executive, and on the legislature also, surely they ought to come forward and point out some better mode of getting rid of the difficulties which confessedly embarrass our government. But no such effort is made—nothing is offered by them. Is it not natural then, to suspect such men to be actuated by motives that are inimical to the country? That man cannot be a friend to the United States who desires to see them submit to imposts levied on them, by any foreign power. Congress itself cannot raise a revenue on our produce, and yet the British parliament has presumed to do it, and to this we must submit, should we raise the embargo before the European powers change that system they have lately adopted.
What the people, at that period which Thomas Paine said "tried men's souls" tho', or how they acted, is not necessary to advert to: it is too well known. We are at another crisis, one that will shew and prove men's principles, and how far they are worthy of that liberty and independence, acquired for them by hard fighting, long sufferance, and great forbearance, deprived of many comforts, and sometimes even of necessities. If we feel as freemen do and ought to feel, can we submit to British taxation or French restrictions?
Let each man lay his hand on his heart, and ask himself, will he submit—next, let him demand what that man merits who dares advise him to the surrender of rights so dearly purchased; and boldly pronounce his opinion—for the man who truly loves his country will not, in times like the present, act the bat's part—no, to his party he will be firm and true, for that party must be his country's party—no private interest can step in between him and his country's good,
devoted to that, he feels no other interest, has no other aim, and is the open avowed enemy of her open and secret ones. The national legislature is now in session—there the representatives of each state are assembled, to them is communicated the information received by our executive from our foreign agents—from that communication they learn the dispositions and intentions of the European powers towards us. They on due consideration, will decide on the measures best to be adopted and suited—to their decision we are bound to conform, our interest and honor binds us to do so. Should any man, or set of men, hold different language, with caution trust him, and carefully watch his conduct, he is not a friend to the United States—no man can be such, who can list at a measure which tends to disunite us—for now is the time that we must be united, and only one opinion prevade throughout the U.S.—to be free and independent—sovereignly so—and not submit to taxation or restrictions from any quarter.
EXTRACT, FROM
"Birmingham, England, 1808."
"I wrote you fully by the Allegany, for New-York, which, with the feeds, &c. I hope reached you long before this. You'll have our news by the passengers—so you'll see how things are going on—as I have little time I shall not trouble you with any of our public news—only at your desire, as you was so good as to inform me about the state of parties with you—at your desire I shall state them to you as here with regard to America.
"1st. The ministry seem not disposed to allow you to trade with France, Spain, Italy, Holland, &c. unless your ships call at Britain and pay such duties as now fixed by act of parliament, in conformity to order of council bill. This bill also obliges the Americans to call on their return to America, and pay duties also to Britain on the return cargo—unless these are done by Americans, they are liable to capture and condemnation on the said act.
"2d. The landed interest are almost to a man against the Americans, because it keeps the price of provisions high, therefore they would prefer war to peace.
"3d. The West India merchants and planters would prefer war with America to peace—vide their memorial to parliament.
"4th. There is a high prerogative party in the parliament who would wish to crush America, considering her as a nation too insignificant to treat with and grant any favours to—and as too dependent upon Britain, and unable to exist long without our capital, trade, and manufactures.
"5th. There are several of the American merchants that think, you ought to be brought under subjection to Britain, that Britain might have the exclusive privilege of your trade.
"And, lastly—the earl of Liverpool and his son lord Hawkesbury, who you mentioned to me that the Americans considered as their bitter and avowed secret political enemies, are now in full and complete possession of power in Britain.
"The Liverpool merchants, and the Manchester, Rochdale, and Leeds manufacturers, have appeared openly against the orders in council, as ruinous and fatal to their trade to America. The manufacturers and common people in general, with exception of the Glasgow manufacturers, are all anxious we should be at peace with America—the cause is, the Glasgow manufactures are flowered, fine, and fancy work of muslins and shawls, which suit the West India and Brazil markets, and are much worn at home, in summer, by the ladies."
We have ascertained from a source of unquestionable reliance, that Burr has not only wormed himself into the British Cabinet, but has also induced the Spanish Commissioners to believe, that the purchase of Louisiana was entirely a fraud, and that we have no possible claim to it. What course then, may we expect the immortalized Spanish patriots to pursue? Is it not probable, at the instigation of Burr and the British ministry, that the Spaniards will send Commissioners to this country, to have their independence recognized, and perhaps, to offer some insulting proposition in regard to Louisiana. If these conjectures should turn out to be the case, ought they to be received? [Virginia Argus.
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
At a Session of the Legislature of Michigan Territory held at the city of Detroit, on the 29th of October—Judge Woodward offered the following resolutions which were passed unanimously—
Resolved, That the permanence of liberty in the United States of America, and its acceptability in future times to mankind in general, have greatly depended on the public conduct of the earlier chief magistrates of this growing & stupendous republic, and that the determination of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and of Thomas Jefferson, the present President, to decline a reelection to the Presidency of the United States, after having served for two terms, with public approbation is calculated to exhibit conspicuously in history a high and unquestionable testimonial of their personal virtue, alike honorable to their country, and useful to mankind.
Resolved, That this government will view with unfeigned satisfaction, the elevation of James Madison, of the commonwealth of Virginia, to the Presidency of the United States during the ensuing term.
WILLIAM BULL, A B WOODWARD, JOHN GRIFFIN, JAMES WITHERELL, Joshua Watson, Secretary.
American Patriotism!
S. C. VOLUNTEERS.
CHARLESTON, Nov r 16.—We are informed that the following Corps have offered their services as volunteers under the new requisition from the President for actual service, and have been accepted by his Excellency the Governor.
4d Troop of the 1st Squadron of the 8th regiment of cavalry, commanded by Capt Gedes:
The German Fusilier Company, commanded by captain John Strobel:
The Rangers, commanded by captain Somersall:
The Irish Volunteers, commanded by captain Phelon:
The South Carolina Volunteers, commanded by captain Motes:
The Charleston Rifle Corps, commanded by captain Pricola:
It is certain also, that the detachment of the Artillery will also offer.
The hon. John Ward, major commandant, has also volunteered his services, which are also accepted.
Nov. 18.—It is with pleasure we announce, that Colonel DANIEL STEVENS yesterday tendered the services of the Regiment of Artillery, as a part of the requisition of the Militia of this state, made by the Secretary at War to his Excellency the Governor; and which has been accepted by him.
MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS.
BALTIMORE, Nov r 29.—It is confidently expected that the Maryland quota of 100,000 men, will be made up of volunteers. We are persuaded, the greater the danger, the more prompt will thousands be to volunteer their services. The following is one proof of many:
At a meeting of Baltimore Mechanical Volunteer company, commanded by captain R. K. Heath, on the 24th day of November, 1808, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted, and signed by eighty-one of the members thereof:
Resolved, That we consider it the bounden duty of every American citizen to be ready and willing at all times to defend their country, and to support the government of their choice.
Resolved, That when we associated and equipped ourselves, it was not for the purpose of idle parade; but to obtain such a knowledge of military discipline as would enable us to meet the enemies of our country with effect whenever our services might be required.
Resolved, That the late call of the general government upon the governor of the state of Maryland, for its quota of the one hundred thousand militia, under the act of congress passed on the 30th day of March last, is such a requisition as was contemplated by our association.
Resolved, That as we entertain the highest confidence in the integrity, patriotism and abilities of our Colonel, James A Buchanan and our Major, Joseph Sterrett, it will be the pride of our hearts to march with the fifth regiment entire, under the command of the first, if possible, but if that cannot be allowed, to march with the first battalion thereof entire under the command of the last mentioned gentleman: Therefore,
Resolved, That we make a voluntary tender of our services to the government, and do hereby pledge ourselves to be prepared and to march whenever ordered agreeably to the aforesaid act of congress, either in regiment or battalion, as may be determined on by the authority, and agreeably to the resolutions of the officers of the regiment aforesaid, entered into on Saturday last.
The Troop of Horse of Washington city, commanded by Captain Brent, have particularly offered their services to the government, as a part of the quota called for under the late requisition made by the Secretary of War, which have been accepted.
PATRIOTISM—ONCE MORE!
The Light Infantry Company of this town under the command of Capt. Flogg, have once more offered their services in defence of their country. Yesterday they paraded agreeably to orders and volunteered UNANIMOUSLY to turn out, if occasion should require them, in support of the government of their country.
United we stand—Divided we fall.

Candid Federalists, READ!—and BLUSH for your Party!!!
From the National Intelligencer.
Crowded as our columns are with the important proceedings of the National Legislature, we devote one column to the following infamous production of toryism, distributed at the dead of night through the town of Newburyport, in Massachusetts. Excrated be the hand that dictated, withered be the hand that penned it! Such a production is a blot on the fair fame of America. The wretch that produced it should be dragged from his lurking hole and hunted out of society with the flings of a thousand scorpi- one. If written by an American, every good man should disown him for a brother. With such a monster the charities of social life cannot subsist. But is it not the production of some foreign incendiary? Is it not likely that the emissaries of our enemies are everywhere busily engaged in fanning the embers of discontent into a flame, in efforts to divide, to weaken, to de- stroy us. Republicans, be vigilant and firm! Drag such miscreants into day light, and, if they are no otherwise punished, let the lightening of public vengeance blast them.
"AMERICANS! "It is time your eyes were opened, and your vengeance roused; and that you might discover and punish a herd of Jacobins, whose hellish designs have already tarnished the fair name of Americans, and shook the fabric of your independence to the centre. A cabal exists in the heart of your nation—a set of men whose insatiable thirst for pop- ularity has no bounds, and whose ambition is of sufficient extent to induce them to riv- et on you the chains of slavery, rather than not obtain a diploma from the hands of a tyrant, and a membership in Bonaparte's legion of honor. Americans, the democrats, or jacobins, who falsely arrogate to them- selves the name of republicans, we have rea- son to think are imposters, and would sac- rifice your liberties at the shrine of tyran- ny, would bow the knee to the Gallic des- pot, and con-sign your inimitable constitution to the flames. The time is come, sons of Columbia, to repair to the tents of freedom, to rally round the standard of your liber- ties, to bear on your shoulders the ark con- taining your constitution, to protect it from every unhallowed touch, and sacrifice to the manes of your almost departed independence, the wretch, who, with sacrilegious hands, shall dare wrest it from you. Rise indign- ant at the thought of slavery; declare your- selves freemen, maintain and defend the privileges which Heaven in mercy has committed to your trust for posterity; and never be dupes to any man, whether he sway a sceptre, and is clothed in regal glo- ry, or like the pusillanimous Jefferson, crouches to the tyrant of France. You have re- posed confidence in a coward, and leaned on a broken staff too long; delays are dan- gerous, every moment is big with danger which portends destruction to the only re- public on earth! How can you hesitate a moment, how relish the impositions which have so long been practised upon you; the blood of the fathers of your country cries aloud from the ground in a voice of agoni- zing sensibility, and denounces judgement against the parricide who will not avenge the wrongs of his country, and your ven- geance on the heads of traitors. Let every Freeman make a solemn pause—and consid- er for a moment the situation of his devoted country; let them look back to the period when Adams surrendered his administration into the hands of Jefferson, and compare the situation of America at that time with its present wretched condition, and he must tremble with indignation at the change.
"There is a time for every thing—the time for impositions has been occupied in its fullest extent. Now, Americans, is the time for sincerity; and I beseech you, if the spirit of independence, which was con- ceived in the womb of adversity, and wel- come into existence with the dying groans of heroes, is worth cherishing, cherish and defend it while a drop of blood circulates in your veins. Give ear no longer to the ty- ren voice of democracy and Jeffersonian liberty: it is a cursed delusion, adopted by traitors, and recommended by sycophants, to ensure their own aggrandizement, and smooth the sea of popularity that their cor- rupted cares may swim without danger.
The crisis is now at hand, and the God- des of liberty, like Noah's dove, will find no resting place, if the fate of your country is left to the unskilful hand of Jefferson—a man, fellow-citizens, who with the dagger of popular cowardice, first gave the stab to your liberties, by purchasing a tract of land so extensive that his judgment could set no bounds, nor has his philosophy divined a use. A land productive of nothing but crocodiles, salt mountains, prairie dogs, and extraordinary whims; fit for nothing but to lumber the museum, or confuse the brains of some mighty philosopher—and purchased, fellow-citizens, on the avowed principles of se- curing to America what was guaranteed to her before by the Spanish treaty, viz; the free navigation of the river Mississippi, and the right of deposition in Orleans. A man who hired, and paid a notorious de- tractor to vilify and calumniate Washington and Adams; and after he (Callender) was presented and a fine recovered for his in- famous and libelous falsehoods, made, if pos- sible, the United States an accessory, by re- munerating the delinquent from the treasury. A man, fellow-citizens, who exerted himself to the utmost, to prevent Wilkinson, a traitor to his country, and notorious for being deficient in every qualification which constitutes an honest man, and possessing every one that is possible to make a man a consummate villain, from being tried in a legal and correct manner, and forfeiting his treasonous head to the laws of his injured country. A man who extended the hand of friendship across the Atlantic to the in- famous Tom Paine, requesting him to come to America, to accept the assurances of his high respect and regard, to be rewarded for assisting that hell-hound Robespierre, in per- petrating murders, that would put com- mon midnight assassins to the blush. A man who, in connection with other notorious acobins, and under the responsibility of the
most solemn oath that can be imagined, did annul the judiciary established by the con- stitution, and put the judges out of office on the principle of their being honest federal- ists, in direct opposition to and violation of that constitution which he had sworn to support, notwithstanding such conduct is considered by the people of information and common sense, to be the most direct and fla- grant perjury. A man who has been ap- pointed a member of Bonaparte's Legion of Honor, and which is expressly forbid by the constitution, did not think fit to signify his non-acceptance to his tyrannic majesty. A man who cherishes so great an antipathy and hatred against England, as to prevent honorable negotiation between the two countries, to the great detriment of Ameri- ca. A man whose predilection in favor of France and Bonaparte, is of such extent, as to lay the prosperity of America at his feet, or in other words, to sacrifice it and her independence, either to obtain his favor or avoid his frowns; for it is a stubborn fact, however disgraceful, that French vessels have liberty to load with provisions in A- merica, and sail from thence with the good wishes of Jefferson for France, while Amer- ican citizens are interdicted by their father and protector Jefferson, from conveying provisions from one port to another.
"The man, fellow-citizens, who is ad- ding insult to injury, and whose mad career cannot be stopped, but by the indignation of freemen. If one spark of the fire exists in your breasts which renovated the droop- ing spirits of your ancestors when the hands of tyrants strove to enslave them, fan it with the breath of patriotism into a flame, whose radiance shall rouse the heroes of A- merica from their slumbers and shake the Temple of Democracy, Anarchy, and Con- fusion to the centre!
"The day of political probation is fast verging to a close; when the fate of Amer- ica will be decided, and the laurels, bought with the price of freemen's blood, will grace the brows of the Gallic tyrant. Let every man who holds the name of American dear to him stretch forth his hand, and put this accursed thing, this EMBARGO from him. Be resolute, act like sons of liberty, of God, and your country; nerve your arm with vengeance against the Despot who would wrest the inestimable gem of your indepen- dence from you—and you shall be CON- QUERORS!!!—And all the People shall say AMEN.
AN ENEMY TO TYRANTS.
From the Columbian Detector.
FREE GOVERNMENTS.
That is Treason under a free gov- ernment, which is not so under a des- potism! Pray do not stare reader, however strange, it is equally true.— That government which is the dele- gated authority of the people, must have the concurrent assent of the mi- nority to its laws, or cease to exist. A free elective government considers every citizen as having a sovereign right to dispose of, or delegate his power to another at stated periods for the good of the whole; out of which common stock, he takes his share of security for life, liberty and property. Can you rationally conceive of any sovereign power derived from a safer or surer source than from a majority of the people, however small that ma- jority may be? If any minority, the subjects of dislempered brains, thirsting for exclusive power, should deny or despise this right in the majority to rule, and refuse to obey the Laws made under their Authority—Do you perceive that this contest can end in any thing short of their unconditional surrender? Now for a moment reflect on the mighty struggle, and certain is- sue, and say whether you consider the object to be obtained by a violation of law, equal to the hazard of a stretch- ed neck, or of being placed from ne- cessity, and for common security, un- der military law, answerable in a more summary manner, for inviting insur- rections against the only and rightful sovereignty in existence, the authority of that People, whose "voice is the voice of God." Recolled, a minor- ity cannot, in any sense of the word, be called the people, however pure; but may, by patience and lawful means, while enjoying their elective rights, rise to the dignified appellation of people, a dignity before which, kingly, priestly, or despotic authority, sinks into sovereign contempt.
JUNIUS.
From the Public Advertiser.
The welfare of our country at all times demands our most serious at- tention. The present crisis is mo- mentous. At no period in the hi- story of our republic has our patriotism been called on with more interest than the present. Our foreign relations are on a precarious base. The dispo- sitions of the belligerents towards this country do not appear to be of the most agreeable complexion.
Every man who feels the pride of an American, who wishes to see this country prosper, who values its in- dependence, who esteems the federal compact as the great bulwark of its liberties, must view the conduct of the present administration as independent, enlightened, virtuous, and founded on the true interests of a growing empire. Impartial men who respect justice, will acknowledge the wisdom of Mr. Jefferson's policy. Pigmy politicians who know no other rule than the cir- cumscribed interests of a selfish policy, will attempt to complain and torture their brains to invent accusations.— Such men will meet their deserts—A virtuous community will discern their motives, and treat them accordingly.
Congress has assembled. The en- suing session will be highly interesting. PEACE or WAR will result from their decisions. We shall enjoy the bles- sings of the former, or be compelled to endure the miseries of the latter, as they shall determine.
The friends of humanity have now an opportunity to display their love of freedom. Our government have pursued the path of virtue—they have given ample evidence of their abhor- rence of war. The embargo will be considered by every reasonable mind, as the most beneficial act of the last session.
It is now a question of serious con- cern, for the good people of the Unit- ed States to determine whether they are willing to support their govern- ment in asserting their natural rights by pursuing the most inoffensive mea- sure to accomplish that object, the con- tinuance of the embargo, as it respects the hostile belligerents, or submit to national degradation, or encounter the evils of a war. Congress will no doubt be guided by the best motives. At the same time they will be desir- ous of knowing the dispositions and inclinations of the people.
It is to be regretted that govern- ment has not been supported in the manner that might have been expect- ed. The clamours of faction, the base allegations of apostolates to the in- dependence and rights of our country, have contributed to retard the pro- gress of negotiation. There is every reason to believe that our disagre- ments with England and France would, e'er this have come to a close had it not been for the hostility which had been excited against the adminis- tration. It is idle to say that Great Britain will not be affected by the continuance of the embargo. Her condition at this moment is alarming. She is in awful suspense. Her infat- uated ministry has precipitated her to the very verge of gaping destruction. Cut off as she is from the north, de- prived of supplies of grain, in partic- ular, from the United States, what will be her real situation the first of next summer? Wheat is now nearly treble the amount of the price in Eng- land, that it is here: the great mass of the people will scarcely be able to procure bread in the course of four months longer. In addition to this alarming circumstance we must con- sider the deranged situation of her manufactures. Thousands upon thousands are out of employment who have to purchase their bread on a rapid rise in price.
AMERICANS! Act with mag- nanimity! Show the world your in- dependence. Support your govern- ment. It is in the pursuit of justice, and the maintenance of your honor. It seeks with anxious solicitude your real glory. Decide like patriots: evince the spirit of your venerable an- cestors; consider the toils they en- dured to establish your independence. Emulate their virtues! Immortal re- nown awaits your patriotic decision!
We are sometimes accused of illiber- ality, for using the term "tory," we avail ourselves of every opportunity to discriminate. If the patriotic part of the federalists were to shake off the in- famous tory bars which cling to them, they would escape much odium. Does an English agent either travel or settle in the United States, he calls himself a federalist: does a native tory con- spire against his own government, he too calls himself a federalist. When a viper fastened itself upon the hand of the apostle, he shook it off and suffer- ed no harm. Honest federalists! "shake off" the tory vipers that cling to your party—and let the virtuous of all par- ties unite.—"United we stand."
[Whig.
National Legislature.
TENTH CONGRESS—SECOND SESSION. SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, November 21, 1808.
Debate on motion of Mr. Hill- house, to repeal the Embargo.
Mr. Bradley, moved the postpone- ment of the further consideration of the subject till to-morrow. A com- mittee had been appointed by the house on this subject, and the present agitation of the subject must paralyze the proceedings of the committee, if not operate to its total dissolution.
Mr. Hillhouse said, he had no objection that the subject should be post- poned till to-morrow, but the reason the gentleman had given for it was a very extraordinary one, for when an objection had been made to the ap- pointment of the committee, it had been answered, that its appointment would not at all interfere with his (Mr. H's) resolution, upon which ground no opposition had been made to the appointment of the committee.
Mr. Lloyd, after a few observations, summed his argument under three distinct heads, viz:— 1st. As it respects the security which it gave to our navigation, and the protection
it afforded our seamen, which were the of- fensible objects of its adoption.
2dly. In reference to its effects on other nations, meaning France and Great Britain, in coercing them to adopt a more just and honorable course of policy towards us—and
3dly. As it regards the effects which it has, and will produce among ourselves.
He treated the subject in a prolix, evasive and jesuitical manner; with inconclusive remarks and erroneous calculations, laboured to defend his propositions.
He was followed by Mr. Smith. Mr. SMITH, (of Md.) Mr. Presi- dent, I must confess, that I am not prepared to enter as fully into the discussion of this important subject as it merits, and shall therefore have to confine myself to a particular course during the present debate. I perfect- ly agree, sir, with the gentleman first up, (Mr. Hillhouse,) that we ought to discuss this subject with coolness and composure—but so far from do- ing this himself, he has undertaken to charge somebody, whom I cannot tell, with a disposition to destroy commerce altogether, and to erect upon its ru- ins, a permanent system of manufac- tures. For myself, I declare, that I shall not go this length with any man, or any party. I have not seen at any time an expression of this disposition stated by that gentleman, or any thing like it only in the newspapers. I am indeed astonished to hear the com- plaints made by that gentleman, par- ticularly as the course pursued by him was one not at all calculated to soothe, but to excite heat and acrimonious warmth.
The gentleman last up, (Mr. Lloyd) says, that a perseverance in the em- bargo will entirely destroy our com- merce, and that nothing short of its immediate repeal will save to us any portion of it. Were this true, sir, I would go with that gentleman and attempt at least its repeal—but I do not see its effect in the same light.— It may be wise to take off the embar- go, but surely wisdom would dictate that we should prepare, under existing circumstances, measures as efficacious as that to be repealed; otherwise, every thing valuable to us as a nation would be left at the mercy of the bel- ligerents of Europe.
I will now take a short view of what would be the situation of our commerce, were the embargo laws re- pealed, and the decrees and orders of council continued in force. In pur- suing this subject, I shall not go back to enquire what nation first began the aggressions, of which we complain: this enquiry is not now necessary. It is sufficient for me to look at the state of things as they are. I will not be the apologist of any nation, but I will, to the utmost of my power and abili- ty, defend the honor and interest of my own. The French decrees de- clare every neutral vessel (say Ameri- can, for there is no other neutral) to be good prize, that has been in any part of Great Britain or her colonies, that has any goods of British origin on board, or has ever been visited or spoken upon the ocean by any English vessel: and being brought into a French port will be condemned.— And what is the practice under these decrees in the French ports? Why, sir, as soon as an American vessel ar- rives, the officers of the port strictly and carefully examine the crew, one by one, respecting what occurred dur- ing the voyage—by what vessels spo- ken—what intermediate ports or pla- ces visited—and the kind of goods on board: And if any one of the crew will declare, so as to condemn the ves- sel, they shall have one third of the vessel and cargo. Will gentlemen willingly subject themselves to this?
But (says the Gentleman from Con- necticut,) I would let American mer- chant vessels arm for their defence and carry on their trade. Does the gentleman mean to stop there? Will he not also permit our vessels when attacked in pursuit of a lawful trade, not only to defend themselves, but also to capture and make good prize of the assailant? Is the gentleman prepared for this: If he is, let him say so.
By the orders in council of Great Britain, any American vessel bound to any port on the continent of Eu- rope, (Sweden only excepted) or to Turkey in Asia, is declared to be good prize, and will be condemned in her courts of admiralty, so that all trade with those countries is prohibi- ted with Great Britain! But she per- mits us to trade with Sweden! And what is this mighty boon? An ex- port of fifty six thousand dollars a year of the products of the United States, and this the orders of council debar us from, the moment any dif- ference arises between those two na- tions!
But we may trade to those ports (says Great Britain,) but you must first come into our ports, discharge your cargoes, pay the duties of ex- portation that we can exact from you; and then you may go to those very ports of France and her allies from which we exclude you when going direct from your own country. Are
gentlemen prepared for this? Are they willing to pay tribute to any na- tion for the liberty of a free com- merce? And what is this tribute? I will select a few articles from memory—The article of flour, intended for Spain, Portugal and Italy, (the only countries of Europe generally want- ing our flour, for France wants it not) must be carried into England and there landed, subject to double freight, double commission, and double insur- ance, and on exportation a tribute of nearly two dollars per barrel must be paid thereon. And I ask gentlemen whether they are willing to submit to this? The tribute demanded on wheat is twenty seven and an half cents per bushel; that on cotton upon export- ation nine pence sterling per pound.— equal to its first cost in Georgia or South Carolina. But (say gentlemen,) Great Britain may consume this ar- ticle by her own manufactures. They cannot, sir, consume but a part of the cotton exported from this country in any one year, and they ought to know that two thirds only are used in Great Britain, and the other one third is consumed in continental Europe. Up- on that one third the southern people subject twenty millions of pound weight on their staple article to a tri- bute of seventeen cents per pound. Let them make the calculation and see what the amount of a tax is thus imposed; and let them recollect that the whole of their cotton might go to England and remain there under those circumstances, which cannot fail to reduce the value of it by as large a surplus over the quantity consumed by Great Britain. Tobacco is sub- jected to a tribute on exportation of three cents per pound, and for that of Maryland it amounts to a prohibi- tion; for only a very small propor- tion thereof is consumed in England. The residue is consumed in Holland and Germany, to which countries the British prohibit our trading, unless we pay the said tribute, which is e- qual to 30 dollars per hhd. on Mary- land tobacco.
Gentlemen tell us we may again carry on a profitable and lucrative trade to Spain and Portugal; this I doubt; it cannot have been forgotten that Mr. King, our minister at Lon- don, protested against the condemna- tion of American vessels for pursuing a trade in time of war not permitted in time of peace, and that Lord Hawkesbury gave a written paper to Mr. King, designating in what man- ner the trade might be carried on. One year afterwards, private instruc- tions were issued to British command- ers, that swept American commerce from the ocean in direct violation of that agreement officially made.
With respect to the trade carried on be- tween this country and Spain and Portugal, I am well informed that three London mer- chants waited on Mr. Canning, to know whether the trade with those countries could be carried on in safety? What was his an- swer? "Yes, in American produce." But was there any proclamation to this effect by the King of Great Britain? No. Is there then, officially, any security given to this trade? No such thing.—Should France again get possession of any of the ports of Spain, and any of our vessels be found bound there, they will be taken under the law of Great Britain, carried in and condemned. And should an American vessel bound to a port, not in possession of France, be seized and carried into Great Britain, I ask gentlemen learned in the law, whether the judge of the admiralty court would not feel himself bound to decide agreeably to the law of the land, the conversations of Mr. Canning to the contrary notwithstanding? Should we not be told as we were in France, that the opinion of the marine minister was that of an individual, and no wife binding on the court?
We are also told by the gentleman that our exports to Spain and Portugal amount to twenty millions of dollars annually. Have I quoted the gentleman right?—Mr. President, the documents read by the gentle- man must have deluded him.—These ex- portations stated in this document are to Spain, Portugal and their possessions. Let us test it upon its own ground:— Exports to Spain and her } European possessions, } dis. 1,339,954 Same to Portugal, &c. } 1,394,889 dis. 2,734,889
Making together about two and a half millions. Shall those small exports when compared to the whole be permitted to op- erate on our judgments? But we are also told by gentlemen, that were the embargo taken off we could carry on a profitable trade with the colonies of Spain, and with the Brazils. In what article is this trade car- ried on? Why principally in German goods which we can no longer get. Of our native products? What is it they want from us? Sir, the exportation from the products of America to the Spanish colonies, Caba ex- cepted, is a trade of no great consequence. England will no longer let us go to Ger- many for linens, but will permit us to carry to those colonies their manufactures, which can no longer be profitable to us, for we shall meet them in competition direct from England, with less charges of every kind thereon.
It will be recollected that the orders of council permitted a trade to the West-Indies, whether French or English; but expecting as they did from information received from this side the water that the Embargo would be taken off, they have declared the French islands in a state of blockade, so that had the gentleman's bullocks and kiln-dried meat been on their passage to Martinique or Gua- daloupe, they would have been stopped from entering those ports, and as pretexts are seldom wanting, some of them would have been condemned for a pretended breach of blockade. As to the French West-Indies