The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-08-19

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religious sects propose to resort to the Bible, to
support and explain their peculiar tenets, while
they maintain an interminable warfare upon the
points Of difference.
The Editors have introduced their creed with
an elaborate commentary, which we have not
ROOM nor is it necessary to publish the texts are
plain and ineligible, and are embraced under
fourteen heads.
I. Equal and exact justice to all men, of
whatever state or persuasion.
2. Peace, Commerce and Friendship with all
nations entangliag alliances with none.
3. The support of the State Governments in
all their rights.
A. The preservation of the general govern
ment in its whole constitutional vigour
5. A jealous care of the right of election by
the People.
s. Absolute acquiescence in the decisions of
the majority.
z. well disciplined Militia.
8. The supremacy of the civil over the mill
tary authority.
9. Economy in the public expense.
10. The honest payment of our debts, and sa-
cred preservation of public faith
IL. The encouragement ef agriculture, and
Of commerce as its bandmaid.
~. The diffusion of information and araign-
ment of all abuses at the bar Of public reason !;
freedom Of religion freedom of the press free
dom Of person, &C.
Is. Ia time of peace making due preparation
for war.
IA. Internal improvement by roads, canals,
&c.
If a subscription to these articles will entitle
people to the name and character of republicans,
the political controversies which are frequently
carried on and rest almost entirely upon an
abuse of terms, must have an end.
The following are some of the liberal remarks,
which introduce the foregoing articles.
:" 1t is common error in politics to mistake
things and names for principles, and to assume,
as tests of political faith, particular points, which
are in. themselves suppositious or subordinate in
Importance. We thus find, at the present day,
there are In our country very good men who
differ exceedingly as TO the tests Of political or
thodoxy. One will tell you that the crisis Of
1883 is the only true test SO that if man
uniuckily happened not to be in being at that
day, he can be no Republican. Another says,
that the Embargo is Repubcanism A fourth
will allow no test but the War which followed it.
fifth tells You that .Manu tactures is Republic
anism. With the sixth, Internal Improvements
is Republicanism. And seventh, more wild
t'ali diis dilCWS VI Out FOJItjtCutfOHS
tie .4rmg. 1t is thus, pursuing the shadows,
they lose sight Of the substance of Republican
ism.
For ourselves, we do not allow of any one of
these measures being considered as the test of
political principle"
The Rev. DR.. Carnahan was installed Presi-
dent Of Princeton College, N. J. on the 9th inst
The oaths were administered by the Chief JUS
tce Of he State. who also delivered to the Pre-
sdent The key of the College and a copy Of the
saws. After which elegant and elaborate
latin discourse was pronounced by the Rev.
Doctor.
The commencement at BowdOin College will
be held on Wednesday the Sd of September.
At Brown University in Rhode-I Island, the
same day and at Dartmouth tomorrow.
The State Penitentiary at Richmond Vir. was
DESTROYED by fire on the 9th inst. loss estimated
at 100000. The particulars will be found in
another part Of our paper.
Com. cambridge has left Philadelphia to take
command of the Naval station al Charlestown
Mass. On his departure he was compme nted
with dinner by the officers of the Navy and
Marine corps and the master Mechanics Of the
Philadelph Navy Yard.
Capts. Steuart, ShaU and Jones, are candi-
dates to succeed Com. 3.
Judge Southland, of Trenton, N. J. has been
appointed uCcessor in the Navy Department,
to tie Hon. Smith Thompson, promoted to the
Bench of the Supreme Court of the U S.
Sir Hudson Lave, the late keeper of Bona
pare, has been appointed Governor of Dem
arara.
The eectioneering caucus for Governor, is
carried on with great spirit and without much
decency in Pennsylvania. As the term Of Office
is three years, it becomes more of an object to
secure the station and consequently generates
more excitement. The election takes place on
the Sd Tuesday of October. One Of the candi-
dates, Andrew Gregg, was set up in efigy, IN
Centre county, on the night preceding the 4th
of July.
Il is mentioned in a New York paper that Mr..
Calhoun is to succeed Mr. Gallatin as minister
to France. But is understood that his appoint
ment is not to take place until after the Con-
gressional caucus.
Samuel PAINTER, Esq. has been nominated by
tbs Federalist of Delaware, for Governor ofthat
state. David Hazard, Esq is. the opposing
candidate. The GOVERNOR is elected for three
years and the choice takes place on the first
Tuesday in October.
A new Steam Boat has been built in New
York called the James Kent, to ply between N.
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