ag without much oppofition, and with a great federa! Jupport; but we all'entertain a confident opinion that our prefent candidate will better attach and cherish the interefts of party. We do not believe Lanfing to be calculated for this purpose, but we fuppofe it was a great point gained to elect a new candidate, and his powers are merely nominal, and we rely on the Council of Appointment to give a tone to the politics of characters for office. We believed that if he did not act well we might elect another when we please. The manner in which Lanfing has backed out from being the candidate has given general difpleafure-has confirmed former doubts of his capacity to conciliate, and made us very determined in our fecond nomination. to facrifice every confideration of juftice, of general policy, of the peace of fociety, of the rights of individuals, and the claims of humanity. To obferving men, claims of humanity. To obferving men, it has been long well known, and it is now become generally notorious, that by this interest of party nothing more is fecretly intended, than the advantage and emolument of the leaders of one particular fect or divifion, to the exclufion not only of other fects, but of the body of the people. --Thefe leaders, however, are fedulous to perfuade their followers that the intereft of their party is the intereft of the whole; and one of the leading engines they employ for this purpofe, is, to be fure, as efficient for this purpofe, is, to be fure, as efficient as it is artful. It is the mere abuse of the word republican. They call themselves the republican party; and the term reYou rightly apprehend that Burr has no publican implies the good of the whole, pretenfions to the Vice Prefidency, that and as this magic word is continually founhe is in fact employing an induftry unpar ded in the ears of the honeft people, they alleled; but it is the hardest fight Marshal become quite confounded and infatuated Swartwout ever was engaged in to get fup. with it; and are even deluded into a perporters. Be affured, my friend, that I am fuafion that meafares of palpable injuftice happy of this opportunity in alluring you and oppreffion, the moft tyrannical invawith what fatisfaction I fhall reciprocate fions of right, and the moft fcandalous with you in interchanging opinions and intrigues, are the public good, becaufe information of both a local and public na- they are republican measures. So entireture; you can have no better proof of itly has this impolture got hold of the peothan FROM THE ALBANY CENTINEL. The It is from fuch. fecret communications alone that we can obtain the naked truth; for the ordinary popular language of these people, though bold and clamorous, is in fact, fo difguifed, confifts of fo many artificial founds, and has its meaning fo intrenched in general, that it is equally impofing as the most artful whisper. letter writer here lets drop the veil; and native demagoguy ftands confefled. The paragraph, as it contains in a fmall compafs the very marrow of democracy, and expofes a cabinet fecret of the first water, ought to be published and re-published; and if fuch things do not open the people's eyes then they are blind indeed. A few queftions naturally occur; and thus we may fuppofe the unlucky letter writer to commune with himself, while indicting this precious communication. 66 Why did we, at the rifk of our party fyftem, venture to nominate the Chancel. lor, knowing him to be an honest and independent man? because we are fure of fucceeding with him; for the federalifts will join us in fupport of Mr. Lanfing, and the federalifts are powerful and not to be defpifed, (it not having been difcovered till after this gentleman withdrew, that they were "a dd contemptible faction," to ufe the language of one of our junto.) Our first great imtereft is fuc-efs in the election; and when Mr. Lansing is elected, we care not how honeft or unmanageble he is, for we well know the Chancellor has no tafle for intrigue; and we fhall always keep our majorities firm to us; we fhall always have the Council of Appointment, that great ftopper on the executive; and if the Governor is reftive, and fteps out of his traces, the curb will bring him in again. But the prefent-candidate, "will better attach and cherish the interefts of party;" and why? The rea ple's fanties, that nothing is now more The public have lately been amufed by the publication, in this paper, of a letter full of precious difclofures faid to be in the hand writing of Lucas Elmendorff, Eq. late a member of Congrefs, now a member of the affembly of this ftate, and a flaming Clintonian partizan; and we are credibly informed that Mr. E. has fince acknowledged the letter to be genuine. It appears to be written confidentially to a friend; and is intended as an unreserved explanation of the motives and views of Chief Juftice Lewis' nomination is the Clintonians, firft, in nominating Chan- popular we all did fuppofe that we cellor Lanfing, and afterwards Chief Juf- might be able to elect Lanfing without ice Lewis, for the office of Governor. much oppofition, and with a great federal It is in fact an apology for the nomination || Support; but we all entertain a confident of Mr. Lewis, founded upon realons and opinion that our prefent candidate, will principles which must be as painful to the better attach and cherish the intereft of feelings of that gentleman, as they are hon-party. We do not believe Lanfing to be orable to the character of the Chancellor. calculated for this purpose, but we fup-But the public are only interested in the pofe it was a great point gained to elect letter, as it lays open a fecret intrigue, and a new candidate, and his powers are mereexhibits in a frong light the real principles ly nominal, and we rely on the Council of of the junto that rules the ftate, decides Appointment to give a tone to the politics the elections, and difpofes of the rights of of characters for office. We believed that the people. It is a plain and honeft plea if he did not act well we might elect anof guilty to the charge, which federalifts other when we pleafe. The manner in have so often brought against thefe preten- which Lanfing has backed out from being de patriots; namely, that the interefts of the candidate has given general displeaf their party, without reference to the pub-ure-has confirmed former doubts of his lic good, is the great object they are aiming capacity to conciliate, and made us very at; and that to this intereft they are ready determined in our fecond nomination." troubled with many fcruples; and amidít the prejudices of party, he has fome regard to general principles; and an incli nation always lurking in his heart in lavor of what is right and honorable. He has not indeed the courage to commit those violations, and abet thofe practifes which our affairs every day require. But as for the prefent candidate, without enquiring whether he is conftitutionally fcrupulous, we may reft affured that he is naturally well affected to the interefts of the reign. ing junto, becaufe thofe interefts have for their bafis the great family coalition which he will doubtlefs fupport at all hazards. The chance is a thousand to one that he proves himself a governor after our own hearts. But what if he fhould Change ? For this is poffible. A pronenels to change is one of human nature's infirmi ties. He may deceive us; he may even turn a federalift. Be it fo. We have then two refources. First, "the power. Can any thing give a more fatisfactory of a Governor are merely nominal." The real efficient powers of the Executive is in the Council of Appointment. And who is this Counci!? We know by experience, we can make them our creaturesa mere fubfervient engine in the hands of the junto. Nothing is more eafy. We have only to take care in making up the lift of fenators to be elected or ratified in the four great diftricts, to felect one man at leaft who is fufficiently tame, fufficient. ly mean, and fufficiently unprincipled for our purpofes; and the thing is done. True, the character of the fenate is fomewhat degraded in playing this game, and the Council itself, inftead of being an enlightened and independent body, becomes a defpicable and fubfervient machine. But what particular intereft have we in the honor of the Senate or honor of the Council? Our bufinefs is to retain the power in our hands to aggrandize our party and to maintain the republican caufe: and if we can do this beft by debafing the Senate and debafing the Council, why fhould we hesitate? The republican cause, as profeffed by us, and understood by the people, is paramount to every other caufe or confideration. But, fecondly, if our new governor "fhould not aft well," that is, if he will neither lead nor drive, we can turn him out and "elect another when we please." How? Can we, a ministerial cabal in Albany, always controul the electors? Nothing is more cafy. We have ftill the Council of Appointment, that well known tribunal of intrigue and terror and we will manage the elections by the fame means that we made use of by checking and deftroving the power and influence of the Governor. It is well known that offices are baits in the hands of election-jobbers, and that a democratic election is determined by the judicious. diftribution of thefe baits. This is the work of the Council of Appointment, under our fecret and fovereign direction. Is the Governor fcrupulous or obftinate? Has he interfering views of his own? Does he disturb our fyftem by attempting fome counter influence? We have only to get the great machine at work, and we rely with confidence on this machine "to give tone to the politics of characters for office." What need we more? Thoufands already hold offices, and thoufands are looking for them: And which way do they look? To the Governor? No They know their courfe too well. They look to the Council, and the Council look to us, and we have only to look into the profound and bottomlefs abyfs of our own defigns. Thus by the hopes and fears of thofe who hold and those who seek, we can "give a tone to the politics" of crowds of partizan adventurers, and they can "give a tone to the elections." 66 BY THE POST-MASTER GENERAL. Samuel Freeman, Efq. Poft-Mafter at Portland, Maine, has been REMOVED from that office to make room for Thomas M. Prentifs, a good republican. It is faid that his removal is as much regretted by Democrats as Federalifts. Congress, at their laft feffion, paffed a law laying a tax of ten dollars on all ne gro flaves imported. In the Senate of the United States, the 19th ult. the bill introduced by Mr. Wright, for removing the feat of govern ment from Washington to Baltimore, after an animated difcuffion, was refused a third reading. Ayes 19-Noes 9. The committee of inquiry at Wafhington, have reported, that there are just grounds of Impeachment against Judge Chafe, and have exonerated Judge Peters. It is ftated in a Philadelphia paper, that the bank of the United States are organi zing a branch, to be established in the city et New Orleans. A fubfcription is opened for erecting a Bridge over Connecticut river between the towns of Northampton and Hadley. The expence of building the bridge is eltimated at thirty thousand dollars. It is a work of great public utility, and we fin cerely hope that fuccefs will attend the undertaking. PLEASING ARTICLE. Captain Mentor, arrived at Bofton from Alicant, informs, that all the officers of the United States frigate Philadelphia, 17 in number, had been liberated through the fpirited interference of the French Conful at that place; and that 15 or 20 of the crew had found means to make their ef cape from fervitude, by getting poffeffion of a boat, and putting to fea. The United States brig Argus, failed from Gibraltar the 15th Feb. on a cruize for a Tripolitan privateer, which was faid to be out. Captain Williams, arrived at Providence from Martinique informs, that, while there, a British frigate was funk by a fingle fhot from a fmail redoubt, which ftruck her between wind and water. A body of British troops had landed on the north end of the island, but were repulfed with lofs. We have it from undoubted authority, that Mons. Pichon, Minifter from the French government, refiding in the city of Washington, has been recalled; and that a perfon has arrived, who is immediately to fill his place. We are at a lofs to conceive the object of this fudden and unexpeated meafure, but time will no doubt develope it. [Bal. Telegraphe.] The committee of claims, to whom was referred the petiton of William Eaton, late conful of the United States at Tunis, Report. "That fo far as an examination of this cafe involves a confideration of the petitioner's confular agency, your committee feel a pleasure in expreffing their decided approbation of his official conduct; nor do they hesitate to communicate to the House their impreffions that the petitioner has a well-founded claim upon the government for his facrifices and expenditures in the public fervice. But as rch of his demand is under a courfe of examination at the Treasury Department, and as it is confidentially believed the executive is both enabled and difpofed to render him complete juftice, your committee confider the prefent application as premature, and that the legislative interference ought to be withheld until a fair opportunity fhall be afforded for the adjustment of the claim by the proper officers. "Your committee are therefore of opinion, that the petitioner have leave to withdraw his petition, and papers accompanying the fame." ( Three hundred and eighty-five buildings, of which 283 were brick and 102 framed, were erected in Philadelphia during the last year. 16:17 A man died lately in Lithuania, 160 years old. At the age of 89 he took a fecond wife-a girl of 15! What renders this remarkable is, that he was married on Thursday evening, and on Friday morning he perpetrated the horrid act in the prefence of his wife. BRIDGEPORT, MARCH 5. MOUNTAIN OF CLAMS. A gentleman of information, recently from the Weft-Indies, informs us, that no credit ought to be given to the accounts circulated in the United States, of the About two weeks ago, a man by the maffacres in cold blood of the whites in name of Wilkinfon, fhot himself at Steuthe devoted colony of St. Domingo.-benville, in the ftate of Ohio. in the moments of affault and engagement fome exceffes have been committed; but fince the evacuation of the island by the French, the blacks have treated the whites who have not been in arms against them with hofpitality and good faith; and have been punctual in their contracts. Many of the enormities reported, were committed by the mortified and chagrined French, and then laid to the charge of the blacks. | -The fragment of the Proclamation faid to have been iffued by Deffalines, our informant declares to be a forgery.-The blacks fhew no refentment against any diery; and them they will deftroy with the whites, excepting against the French fol. rage of infuriated men. They have fut. fered fo many cruelties from the two-legged and four-footed BLOOD-HOUNDS; that they give them no quarter or mercy when they fall into their hands. Foreigners, particularly Americans, trading with them, are fure to meet with hofpitality and fair dealing. [Bos. pap.] Head Quarters Port au-Prince, January 14. First year of the Independence of Hayti. THE Governor General, confidering that a great number of native blacks and men of colour are fuffering in the United States of America, for want of the means of returning Decrees, There fhall be allowed to the captains of American veffels, the fum of FORTY DOLLARS for each individual they may reftore to this country. He orders, that this decree fhall be printed, publifhed and pofted up; and that a copy thereof be immediately forwarded to the Congrefs of the United States. By the Governor-General, DESSALINES. A lad returning from the beach a few days fince, with a basket of clams, informed his mother that he had discovered a mountain of clams 180 miles long 45 wide! His mother told him the existence of fuch a mountain might well be queftioned, "I CAN PROVE IT," faid he, fhewing the bafket, for here is a fpecimen of the clams!! LEXINGTON, MARCH 6. A few weeks fince, a party of Indians, belonging to the Shawnese tribe, came to this place, for the purpofe of placing feveral of their children to fchool. There is no circumstance, perhaps, which difcovers the difpofition of thefe favages to cultivate a friendly and peacable correfpondence with the whites, and to preferve that harmony with which a few years ago it was difficult to inspire them. Mr. Winter, a baker, for a bet of 401 guineas, laft week walked from Norwich to Yarmouth, a diftance of near twentyfour miles, in five hours and a half car. On the 7th ult. at the city of Washington, Gen. rying 40 pounds weight of bran in a balk- DANIEL HEISTER, Representative in Congress et. He was allowed fix hours, but perfrom the state of Maryland. formed it in the time ftated with eale. MOTZJAICHE London paper.] In this city, Mr. ELEAZER DODCE, son of Eliའ jah Dodge, aged 22 years. Envelop'd deep in gloom : A Royal Martyr's tomb ! Thousands in horrid caverns pine, ON A LIBERTINE. HERE lies the vile dust of the sinfullest wretch, But the reader will grant it was needless he should Diversity. EXTRACT FROM THE WILL OF COMMO DORE TRUXTON. "I direct that the elegant and valuable And it is further my defire, that all my I requeft that thefe teftimonials of the tranfa&tions which produced them, may be preferved, as memorials of two naval actions performed in the infancy of the American navy, as much for the encouragement and imitation of those who fucceed the commanders of the prefent day, as to perpetuate my gratitude to thofe who favoured me with fo honorable an evidence of their fenfe of the fervices I have dered my country FROM A LONDON A coroner's inqueft thefe few days at West the body of a man who ing by the fide of the wal timony of witnesses exami that this unfortunate m the wall with intent of f having tied up a larger could manage, he got it c the rope round his head back again over the wall, over his head and hang was found in this fituat gave in their verdict-D tion of God. A BRAVE tar, with a was on board Admiral P. engagement with the D misfortune to have the oth comrades were conveyin, geon, notwithstanding the agonies, (being a man of 1 not fupprefs his joke, high time for him to lear his lajt pin was bowled de Driginal. FOR THE BALANCE. IN TO THE PEOPLE. HUDSON, (NEW-YORK) TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1804. No. V. N what manner fhall I fpeak of. the magic of words employed by our quack-republicans to induce you to vote for Morgan Lewis? Shall I treat the fubjea feriously, or with levity? To many, the artifice may appear too fhallow to deferve serious notice; but when it is confidered that fome of the greatest evils that have ever befallen the world, have owed their origin to impofitions no leis grofs and ridiculous, it must be acknowledged, that this new cheat, the quackery of "gen. uine republicanifm," ought not to be paffed as a thing too contemptible to demand attention. What has canfed torrents of innocent blood to flow in France? What has fed the jaws of the guillotine with unoffending victims? What has deftroyed and laid waste the most flourishing country? What has fubjected its citizens to a military defpotifm? A name -an infatuation-a delufive found, conveyed from the lips of demagogues into the ears of the people. A name, as charming as "genuine republicanifm," and affumed by men whose aim was, perhaps, as honorable, as that of the demagogues of this state.* *It is a fact, not wholly unworthy of notice, that one of the most active electioneering "genuine republicans" of this county, declared, about a year fince, that "it was high time guillotines were ereded in this country to stop the clamor of the oppofition." When a party, by violence, perfecution and injuftice, becomes fo unpopular, as to require the aid of the most contemptible arts, to prop up its caufe, the people have reafon to be watchful. If the condud of the Clintonian faction in this ftate, has been truly republican, why do they find it neceffary to take fuch extraordinary pains to convince the people that theyiftry and found argument. are genuine? He must be a foriy kind of republican, who has no better way of fhewing it, than by wearing a label on his forehead, and by proclaiming it in handbills, and at every tavern and public corThis may be a good way enough to vend patent pills, worm-lozenges, and itch ointment; but, certainly, not the beft way of peddling republicanifm.-But, my friends, I will not treat a ferious fubje&t lightly. The refult of the er fuing election will fhew, whether we have grown too wife to be deluded by the charm of names; or whether we are fill fo weak as tions of Lewifite fcribblers, who have felt perfectly fecure in fabricating the moft abominable falfhoods, well knowing that the door of refutation and contradiction was clofed, and locked with a golden key. But, my friends, your good fenfe will enable you to feparate truth from falfhood. You will fee the difference between fophiftry and found argument. You will prefer real liberty, to its mere name. You will fupport independent republicans, and discountenance quack pretenders. ner. to bend our necks to an iron yoke, merely because we are told it is a badge of honor. This letter will conclude my remarks on the approaching election. When I commenced I gave my reafons for addref fing you through the medium of a federal print. I then challenged the enemies of Col. Burr to meet me on equal ground. I invited them to enter the field; and the editor of the Balance agreed to open his paper to their arguments. As no reply has appeared, I truft none have been offered. Perhaps none ought to have been expected; for I have written nothing but tacts; and facts are ftubborn things to contend againft. I have obferved, in the mean time, that the Bee has been filled to overflowing with the wretched produc I difdain to flatter you, or to dictate you. I will not play the demagogue. I will speak only as a freeman. Like freemen may you all speak. May your voice be really the voice of the people. May its tone be firm, energetic, and independent. May it carry difmay to the hearts of unfledged tyrants. fyren fong of quack-republicanifm. May May it drown the it affound the bawlings of demagogues; and fmother the impotent whinings of political hypocrits. May there be, in this ftate at least, "A UNION OF HONEST MEN," fufficiently powerful to triumph over a combination of proud ariftoand ambitious lordlings.-A. crats dieu ! |
