The Louisville gazette and republican trumpet. (Louisville, Ga.) 1800-1809, June 10, 1800, Image 2
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themfclvcs his fri. nS‘y adhe
rents.
loth. Mr. Humphries after
>.<■ ing of an aflault and
battery on Benjamin Franklin
Bathe, the printer of the Aurora,
merely from political motives,
tvas before his fentence was ex
pired, promoted by Mr. Adams,
«o a public office, viz. to carry
di(patches to France.
r ilh. Mr, Adams did promft
and put in execution embattle*
to Pruflia, Ruffia and the Sub
lime Porte.
12th, Mr. Adams in the cafe
of Jonathan Robbins alias Nafb,
did interfere to influence the
divifion of a court of juftice.
i. William Duane of Phila
delphia—indiQed for afferting
that Mr. A dams had a (Ter ted the
writing, and that Wtn. Duane
poffeffcd the letter fo affecting
that Britifh influence had been
ufed under the federal govern
ment with effe6f.
Indifted for afferting that the
Britifh government was a corrupt
one,
[N. B. Thefe two indict
ments have been withdrawn, but
they ftiall be published, j
I ndifted for publifhing Liflons
letters found on Sweezy, in
which it was declared that the
American government was pro
voking France to war.
Two or three other fuits,
which he did not know what
they related to.
The balance of this account
is immenfely in favor of the
United States, and the fafts arc
fcrioufly recommended to the
comnufTioncrs under the Britifh
treaty. •
NEW-YORK, April 30.
Britifh Robbery and Detection.
GENERAL HAMILTON hav
ing pretended to douh the cap
inn of two American yeffels near
Sandy- I'ook % and infinuated that
the fame was a mere LUBioneer
ing trick ; the general committee
of republicans have examined in
to the circumflances ; the follow
ing relation may , there/ore f be
depended upoh.
HIS BRITANNIC MA
JESTY'S Ship, the Cleopatra,
which now lies fit this harbour,
cap'ured the American fhips
Warren and Charlotte, the for
mer belonging to John Murray
and Son, and the latter to Hcn
iy A. Cotter, of this city : The
mlurancr offices as foon as they
heard nf the Britifh captain's be
ing ivfolcnt enough to anchor near
the city , deputed a refpcftable
committee to wait on him to en
deavour to obtain a releafc of
the property, and of the Teamen
who were prifoners on boaid,
hut all in vain. The captain
after keeping the merchants
waiting half an hour, dained at
length to admit them info his
prefence. But he would give
no (alisfaftion why he made the
captu e. Thus my friends, arc
you robbed, almofl at your own
doors, of above two hundred iheu
fand dollars in property, and your
fellow-citizens detained perhaps
in chains in fight of their wives
and families.
tVas a French man of war to
have committed an outrage
this kind, many perfons in this
city would have expatiated on
the infamy of the aftion, and
talkre in thundering drains up
on the honor and dignity of
their country. But when the
Britifh take upon themfeives
thus to plunder us, they do all
they can to palliate their con
du6l, and to make you believe
it a deception. Let any man
who dilbelieves this relation,
impofhble as it may feem, call
at cither of the ipfurance offices
in this city, and he will have it
confirmed in evety tittle; and
the Friends of the Britifh are
hereby publickiy challenged to
deny it, ,
May 13.
In republican governments,
principle and not men, ought to
be the objeft of ftiong attach
ment, Wafhington it is faid
was great and good, his aftions
brilliant, his life ufcful, bis cha-,
rafter fplendid, his evidence a
prodigy. All this being grant
ed, it is neverthelefs true, tnat
no human being ought to be
come the objeft of or
that the deification of a fiflglc
individual, ought to be applaud
ed by an enlightened fociety.
The expenditures of all govern
ments, ftiould be regulated by
juttice—the motion, therefore,
in congrcfs,conccrningthc erec
tion of a ftatue to Gen. Wafh
ingtorr, involving in it the ex
pence of many thoufand dol
lars, is entirely ufelefs and per
nicious; Great and Good will
live in the affeftions of their fel
low-citizens after they have ter
minated the career of individual
gi o ry—and this is th« only fpc
cies of immortality which it is in
the power of mortals to bellow
upon their fellow creatures.
SSISSS ■■■■ 8
LOUISVILLE,
TUESDAY, 10, 1800.
As trial by an impartial jury
is cftcemcd one of the mod im
portant privileges which mem
bers of fociety can enjoy, and the
bulwark of our conditution, fo
is the trial by a packed jury a
dangerous cover for tyranny, I
have heard of feveral trials un
der the fedition law which were
held before a jury, who would
have found St. John guilty if he
had at the prefent time, wrote
againd men in power as he did.
It is faid, the fedition law al
lows truth to be given in evi
dence, but the queflion arifes
here: What is truth ? I take it
for truth, that all men may err,
ard that the prefident and each
hnufe of rongrefs are but men ;
and their laws the works of
men, confcqucntly they maybe
w ong, but if 1 write or utter
the fame, and the ;ury thinks the
prefident, and each houfe of
congrefs, are infallible, they may
according to tho fedition law,
find me guilty, and the court of
the United States may punifh
me with “ fine ard imprifon
ment/’Arc. Good God! Where
is our liberty ? Where is the fc
curity for our property ? An
fwer: In the hands of the infor
mers \ I do not mc;.n licentious
liberty, no, fellow-citizens; but
liberty to walk without the wails
of the jail, and property honeft
ly acquired ; even thefe facrcd
rights arc in danger, and we en
joy it only by the mercy of the
court and the prefident, who
feem to be willing to avoid (e
-verify againft .
I take it for truth, that the
prefent mode of fummonirg
jurors alone of the plaintiff's
party, is an arbii/ary proceed
ing ; but to the prelident
has done wrong in appointing a
marfhal, that does fo, might be
of dangerous confequencc, and
thole who believe in his infalli
bility might call it (edition,
without perjuring themfelves.
CONTRACT;
fntheyed*ifst. In 1800.
Afamittcwas A. famine
fcvcrely feltiri threatens def-
France, which tiudion to Bri
threatenedde- tain-—France
flrudiontoc- engaged in a
very fex and dt fen five war,
age*: Britain for the prefer
then at peace vation of her
with France, liberties while
animated by Britain is pour
the very fpint ing in hoides
of hell, ftopp- of affaflins, &
ed neutral vef- fpreading de
fels laden with folation thro'
grain though her depart
poffe fling plen raenrs, not on
ly at home lypeimitsneu
from proceed- tral veffels to
ing to France; carry (applies
the fca-rcity from France
continued in to Britain,but
1793 and 94, even allows
Britain violat- her own dri
ed the laws of zens to enter
nations, by into contrads
feizing neutral for that hu
veffels at fea, mau£ purpofe
and proclaim
ing the ports
of France in a
date of block
ade; with the
view of flarv
ing 30 mil
lions of fellow
creatures! I ?
Thus France, nobly revenges
hcrfclf, and gives to the whole
world a leffon of magnanimity
and humanity, nowhere to be
met with in the annals of hifto
ry. Thus it is that a nation
proclaimed as athiefts and infi
dels ads, and thus a r. tionpro
feffing to be chrillians has ad
cd!
THE HYDRA DYING .
We fome days ago notified
our readers that Mr. Pickrrivg
was not about to proceed to the
federal city. We now inform
our readers that other changes
are already in operation.
General Marjhall- of the houfe
of representatives has been no
minated to the fenate, to hold
the fiation of fecretary of the
war department, now held by
Jarirs MTltmy , Efq.
This change of chataders is
however laid to be but prepara
tory to general M at (hall s ap
pointment to lucceed Mr. Pick
ering t who is alfo expeded to
refign.
It i fiifpedtcd by fome how
ever thftt Mr. .\uifiMll vril! t .
of the v a - office, upon
the brffif profprct tf a ten months
tenure.
Another charge has taken
piace in 3 fubordinste depar*„
menf» William Rawle, e r q. f e d<*\
ral dißridl: attorney for P ft] V
lylvanij, has refigned that office
and fared Ingerfol, attorney ge
neral under the (late govern
ment has been named asfucceffor
to Mr. Rawlc. Mr. Ingcrfol's
exertions on the late trial for
treason are fuppofed to have re,
commended him, along with the
warm patronage of the Connec
ticut intcreß, of which Rate
Mr* Ingerfol is a native.'
If ever a man went out of a
public Ration loaded with the
execrations of an injured coun
try, it is Mr; Timothy Picker
ing. He is an uncommon in
fiance of the mifehiefs that may
be done in a country, even by
fmall and contemptible talents
and a narrow mind when fet on
fire by malignitv.
The late intelligence from our
envoys, has begun to open peo
ple s eyes ; even Harper; that
Harper who avowed his own
purpofc of deceiving the public
into defperate mcafurcs, declar
ed on Wednefday from his very
lofty public Ration, that all
the clues had been followed the
wrong way, and were found to
lead into the labyrinth inftead
of out of it; that it was all a
miftakc~~~th2it there was no doubt
our envoys would Toon fettle
with France, and even made a
motion for dijlanding the army—
Every body lees that what is now
declared, is the fame that was
declared by Mr. Gerry , and tho
fame that was declared by Mr.
Munroe , and the fame that was
declared by Dr. Logan> and in
all the letters of Mr. Barlow , and
of all other republicans of this
country who have been in
France, that there was no need
of expenfive military prepara
tions to guard againß an invafion
from that country-—that war
with this country was difagrec
able to them as to us; that it
was perfe&ly certain our affairs
might becafily fettled with them
if we deCrcd it? Yet Mr. Rich
erivg Rands to it yet, and infißs
it is all a joke, remember my laR
words, fays he, when I deftroy
ed Gerry % t% the cowering tyger
crouches hejore he leafs on hisfny!*
What Billinfgate and abufe
has he not loaded on Munroand
Gerry , and Logan t and Bari'W t
for faying the fame thing Rom
the beginning, which now comes
from all quarters. He has lately
faid, ” this little excellency Vans
Murray has done moremijehuf than
all of thcm t and he would with
outdoubfget the three recalled
as cheerfully as he did Munro
and Gerry, for prefuming to
encourage Rich reports ; but he
begins to think the delufion has
been carried too far, his bubble
has burß and disfigured him —•
he begins to fmell the rat, that
there is feme mißruß, that too
great a proportion of th t fifteen
million a year, which is called for
to lupport federal meafures, goes
into.the hands of himfelf and his
numerous partizans ; and a few*
good fedeialifls. Let us warch*
for it is faid men never cotnc oliCr