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For the CHRONICLE.
- ' PARTY SPIRIT. '
AM 10 the groat vanity of evils that
ji'ell ih" human r*ce } arc, perhaps few
to be found. better calculated to (lab the
peace apd harmony of society, than the enc
quoted above. In having; an origin with
the high, as well as the low, with the cn
jightcrypd as well as the ignorant; it is a
calamity of no difreputabid defeent; and
from its alarming tendency, calls for the
e <»*rcHb cf powers, such as may expose its
deformities, retard its prog refs, and if pof.
flhle. puts flop to its career. Hers indeed,
is a Sold cpurtingly open to the divine—
b re il » theme worthy to excrcife the
J.-glihtor’s pep. Inviting, however and
important as it is to'the cause, of fufFering
humanity, it lies neglafted, as a hasty heap
o r u'Viefs trafb, unworthy a moment's
% though'. ,)
Let not therefore, the author of these
enrfory remarks be looked nrajn as presum
ing too thr, in dropping with deference a
hi u c*r iw >, on this neglects? yet iritcrifttng
fubiift. And for its rr/vjfiaa, the province
el thofc better calculated to.do it j >fhcc,
Ur a few general outlines be f.ioiliiuted.
The fn'kl ipgrrd’en’s, of which the ha- j
jp«n oynflitjution is composed, the radical,
and prirflff *c principles of every oSablithei
corrpaft, Whether savage nr civilized, pagan
nr chrMi-m, prove, with innumerable other
teftitnonief,, the incalculable benefit offocl
ey, and the r.bfdista necexiitv of a well re
gubjrci commerce, rot only bf'ween man
3 ai rain, as individuals, huf also, between
ration usd nation, a* bodies politic. The
wants and necdfities of the one, opening a
foetdy outlet for the fbfc'rfl'uities of the oth
er, imoart a degree of facility and (peed to
the orc-it routine of human events, mutual!)
r.ffittlhg and effilted, improving and improv
ed. For the proper regulation,and aclvqjace.
iP.cnt, tho* of this vast machine, and .for its ,
nertnar.cn£ cR ablifhment on a falid founda
tion, certain rules and fyllcnaq arc to bs ne
ccffarlly adopted, and'certain rsftridions
imnofed preferibing, and accurately afeer
taininp :ecn bosncls, as a provident, and
j*9.feat policy 1087 fuggefr. Fe* capaci
ties -here be, w hich do not fee and ted the
propriety of this. Some there be, and ma
ny it is hoped, who from deductions rational
and phikffophic conform implicitly thereto,
anxious for their own, paffioßately felicitous
for the public weal. Some there also be,
who regardless of that kind of foci.ii duty,
which (After,- H the rigour, and inbanccs the
Weluaps of life’s checqucred feene ; in open
violation of moral injuriflion, and in dired.
noftrlity to maxims and rules decorous and
pacific, (land aloof from restraint, view with
contempt the vety idea of accent ability,
nor acknowledge any other tribunal lor
their ad ions, than the throne of their own
exalted judgment. Where principles of this
kind prevail, where tcnc s of this diabolical
nature, rule the majority, adieu to ordar,
todorfledic, vea, to national happme.o <*.nd
peace, farewell ! Ileafan lays down the rod
tion, the hidory of the world, wil. at rest
its veracity. From the spirit ofparty, have
fprong in a greater HV less degree, thufe nu
merous evils, that have crimsoned the page
of ancient, as well as modern time. Here
fly the votaries of ambition, surrounded by
the low bred minions of their caufc. ikie
they rally, as round the center of attrition
—as «mder the uileft (bndard of their choice.
Merc flatterers fawn, apd beggars p:--> toe.,
court. Here Hander unveils her diftorred
countenance, and envy brand. Hies her a picK
tongue. Scenes of {laughter and ue.olmon,
that have impoyerifhed mankind ; and wi
dowed the world, acknowledge their origin
here. The man whole foul ‘once becomes
tinftared with this cau ac of human repose,
from that inflant his faculties of perception
h. to he invcloped in the (.tautened
ofwemdic- ; his view of men and things
is contracted, and he insensibly falls a prey
to these little vexations, which, thougu in
reality beneath the man, neverthekfs hara.s
his waking, and rnir his deeping moments.
The nettle, jcahuify, rankles in his breaff,
and malice (ladies in every glance. H
who perhaps, was once the friend or his
the fiurer of his fortnor, and Keep.
f -J, confidence, must no«««W
«•
reftntmenr. Every fcn .' engU if c d in
could dignify the mao, is n ; A
this vortex- of depravity. _
tcrcenrfe, and reciprocal s
off, and for the affable mien of open imi _
arity, is substituted the haughty a..-
contempt. The hwmkft jest. the firefine
chat, is fludioufly fpught and nar.ow t c.
vaflid, as an additional pretext for fom
future onset. The sweets of civilized foci
ctr, in short, are childifhlf bartered, for
the gloomy pofleflion of au oaculuvat««J
voi'l f
I True vigilance of a ituc and fyd-mafic
jtnifprudence, which So being d— K j‘ u
the cnormons appendages of sncicnt tncon
©tebey, as well as the ridiculous trammels
«l modem defpodfm, has teHriatfl, as
as h’unbn ' gacity c;m do, the numerous
«*’■ s that s flail the bappinels or man. Such
however, is the peeulanty of the one,under
confidcratien, that the more minutely it is
viewed, the mere wtlrily it fee ms to" elude
the !egt!l 'tor’s grasp. It is, in faC», when
analized, found to be a compound of vices,
form dible to\ legal eftrablifluiicnts, yet re.
prefijole by rone. To alihult a man, to
slander his character, or destroy his property,
arc crimes cognizable by lave ; but to dive
into the hidden recedes of profound medita
tion, to trace its various winding-, tofean
its future resolves ; in a word, to limit the
wanderings of the mind, belongs to a power
of a different, and infinitely more exalted
ci r ' . Tiie waftt of conformity to. and ref
pej. for this authority, thnre Ferns to he
the sec-et canfe cf this hated disease. Pity
i is* that nun p. S- fT J of rati nal powers,
of“ equal rights, pro-cried by equal laws,"
o i a fatuorious clime, cl, in (hire every par
ticular, calculated to promote their indivi. -
dual peace, and national profyerity, fhoviid
voluntarily (haw a Veil over flic finale, yet
I'm port an r mix'ms intended done to fccars
their present and eternal peace.
Tne man of m irai cenciufL of pious and
reverential mien, views with f.cret
(radon and pain, this extended whirlpool
of earthly h ippinrfs and case. Willing. to
grant a generous allowance b-r human falli
bility, and elevated above the low pr*j i_
dices of the fptdr cf party, he fills a ft a cion
at once dignified and sublime. fie hears
the repeated thunder of contending factions,
and beholds the awful deluge of -popular
phrenzv, detractive in i-s course. To apf
peafe the Porn, w »nld he Ins ch deeft care,
but reinirfs pafinn hetds the impetuous van,
and wnVl ptdumc control ? He his
, friend, perhips his heedless neighbor tap,
wiih fanatic zeal espouse the caafe ts some as
piring dem <gague, who, in impofnig on their
blind credulity and hoi ted fancy, makes .1
purohafe of his fa.ne with the envious prise
ofano her’s ruin, fl* refl cfti with indio
n mt'c >nte nut o i the dT ucJ'de in ans em
ployed by t'uTe lleeplefs enemies of mortal
peace, to iff.-ctuate their hiack designs.
Tinpiing (hops, the tempi-s in which rheir
d 'Vtviau is paid, ary'ihc f.vori’.c fanffuarics
of their biify emifaries. H-rt- their Itand
ards arc unfurled, and h-r? the morjcfaccd
purity of their cause is diTT'ifei. Funeral
Eilogifts ply (heir crocodile it fairs to rouse
a dying p£ffy % while feurribus news-papers
(eanvdvith busy comment.*, pitiful c ivi ing:«,
low witticilms, and fl.mderous abufc to fuf.
tain a desperate cause.
Numerou-, however, and fatal as arc the
e, (Teats of this infectious disease, they are
not without, a remedy, A vigorous exer
tion or two, will pave the way to an effec
• toil cure. Let everv man, laving afidc the
cloak of prejudice, a (Time the liberty to ex
amine his own conduft. and the motives that
have induced him to if. I! he find it to
have beefyfuch towards another as he would
have di&pproved towards himfelf; let him
have candour enough to acknowledge his
O *•
f. n!r. I-Irrc rebniment ivil! draw its dying
breath. The perfi/n o {Tended is fattsfied, !us
• goodwill is again acquired, and the person
oifending, will, in acting more esnuiofly
for the future, fee !. s own wftaknyfs, and
be lei's disposed to expend perfsftability from
his neighbour. Again, ler every man pof- '
fefs luch a (bare of independence, as to think
speak and aft in all things for himfelfj not
as a filfconceiicd bigot wculd do, bat as a
man ms rational perception, alway s ready to
be edit ;red. Let his FfTr -ge ever go where
morality lives, and merit leads ihe way,
without favor, without prejudice to any
party. Ls, in a (pedal manner, “ liquid
/ice, the Jlo’W poi/it” of the vVcft-Indies be
refined 10 Id's frequently, and tifec! with
more moderation, tor in the hand of Party
SPIRIT,-it is a Battering Ram, to nation
al and individual tv-ace. It lows difeord be
tween brothel: and bro her; it is the bellows
ofdnm'ftic fuid. Let fi rally the great Salus
Rtipubl'uv, the fafety of the Common Weal,
be the chofcn motto »f the whole msfs of
the peop'y. Let them know tharto promote
and eniure it is to adopt ynrfue foch plans
as wisdom 'hall dida e ,r .l prudence guide.
When fentimen’s like thefr, homcfpun as they
are, (h ill become as popular in prtftice as it
is hoped they are in thcor 1 , the eyes of men
will iie opened as it were from a long deli
rious dream, t .
They will look with horror on t ne incr.n
fidenev, the'irrationality of their con,.oft
) p;t ft. and ftudionflv (hun it during t.icir .u
-ture lives. The fpiritof party, that
U-fs vifi ant, Iha'.l become a wandering vr.g.
abond in cur land, mutual folui unc tor
mutual pMperity Owll walk hand in hand
throuzhmit the day, crier, peace ard facial
harmonv (hall take up their abode among us,
nn i private difeord and bti.il jarg m forever
V POOR RICHARD.
CCrtlw.
Sheriff’s titles. Bills of fair,
Mortgages, &c. rtfay be Irau at
. ! this Office.
. (uy Authority.)
AN ACT
F'tr efrchl-fb-n- trading hoxfts nvlih • the
Ird; an lubes,
Bl: if muffed by the Senate and Ilonfc ts
R.epfejentafives as the UKifed*Stet‘es e/y-
America in Cangrefs nffemhUi, "Thar it (lltju
be lawful for tin Pundent of the United
States, to establish trading houses at such
polls 2nd places on the frontiers, or in the
Indian c »untr/-, on either or both sides of
th; MiHilfippi river, ss he shall judge mod
convenient, tor the pOrpofc of carrying on
a liberal trade with the several Indian na.
tions, within the United States* or their
territories.
Sec. i. And be it further entitled, That
the P.ctidont of the United States, fliall I>e
authorised to appoint a fnperintedant cf In
dian t'ad?, whose duty it (hall he to pur
chase and r ;ke charg'e of all goods intended
lor tr.ide wi.h the Indian nations afOicfaid,
and to tranfoait the fame to such places as he
lb dl be directed by the Prefi lent. And lie
tak* no oath or affirmation faithfully
tortrctivw the truli comrmtud to him, and
rb>' h, ">,H not direrii", e.- indiic&ly be
cir.-'c r r;:d or intcrefted in any trade, can).
if 1 ''j i barter, but on the public sczsvnt;
and 'ltbi nitty- Ivin rj , in the pe»Ml
fain oi twenty tnoulrind dos! art, wrm t,„\.
cient frit-rrity, to be approved by ihefccrcta
ry of'the treafary of the- Unite I States,
truly and honcftly. ro account, for all ihe
moneyj goods and other property, whatever,
which shall come into hio hands, or for
which in gcocl faith he ought so to account,
and to perform all the duties required of him
by this aft ; and his accounts (hall bs made
tip quaver yearly, and transmitted to-the
fecrete.ry of the treasury.
Sr. a. And he it further entitled, That
the frperintendant of Indian tra<<c (hall re
ceive','a annual Hilary of two tlioufand dol
lar:. l iva' iv quarter yearly, at the treasury
of ti ij United States. t
fv •*’. jj.. And be "it further entitled, That
the P tfiJcn: of the United States (ball be
au'h .ilfrd <o appoint an ngent for each tta
dtn> it iTe ellahlifhsd under the provifidnt
of this :d ; and every such agent (hail give
bond with fufficient locurity jr such Turn as
the Prefidsnt (hall direct, truly andhoueft
ly, ro account for all the money, gords, jqd
other property whatever, which thill come
into his hands, and for which he ought so
to account, and to perform all the duties re
quired o', him by this aft.
Sec. !■. And b: it further entitled. That
it (hall Lie the duty of each of the laid agents,
to icceive from the fuperintCDdant of Indian
trade, and difpole 'of, in trade with thd In
dian nations aforefaid, such goods as may l e
tranhnieved to him by the fajd fope; intedant
to be received and disposed of as aforefaid,
according ro ihe rules and orders which the
Pre (idem of the United States fliall preferibe,
and every such agent (hall take an oath or
afiir ration, faithfully to execute the tnrftxom.
mittfcil to him ; & that he will trot, cUrettiv,
.orir.direftly be concerned orinterefttdir.any
trade, commerce or barter, but cn the pub
lic account, and he (had render an account
quarter yearly, to the fuperinrendant ol In
dian trade, of «U money, gooes, and other
property whatsoever, which (lia)l be tranf
i mitted to him, or which (hall come into his
\ hands, or lor which, in good faith, he
ought to account ; and he Ihall transmit
duplicates of his accounts to the fecrctary of
the treasury ot trie United States.
S'C. 6. And be it further entitled, That
the fuperintendant ot Indian trade, the a.
genrs, their clerk*, or other persons em
ployed by them, (hall not be, directly cr
indirectly, concerned in exporting to a
foreign country, any peltries or furs oelong
jn-/ to the United States, or interested in
carrying on the bufu.cfs of trade or com
merce, on their own, or any other than the
public account, or tyke or apply to his or
their own ufc, any env lument cr gain for*
negotiating .or franfalling any bulincfs or
tr-i le, during his or their appointment, agency
o: employment, otherdian provided by this
a t. >'f excepting for or on account of the U.
S. Aid ilany (uch pirfon (hall off-.iui *.gainft
;;r.y cf the prohibitions aforefaid, he (hall
h deemed fdty ol a mifdenicanor, (>nd
(hri!, thereof, forfeit to
the United States -n futn not exceeding
one ihnufarid dc liars, and (hall be removed
front such office, agency or employment, and
forever thereafter, be incapable pf holding
any office under the United States : iV>-
tij'rded, That if any pnrffn, ether than a
public prosecutor, (ball give information of
j anv (uch offence, upon which a prosecution Sc
convidion (hall bs had, one half of the afore
laid penalty, when received, (hall bs for t’is
ufc of the person giving such information :
pr:~j'-ied also, That if such rtiildemeanor he
committed by thc.fuperintendant of Indian
trads, or by any agerr, it (h ill be deemed
a breach of ths condition of hi? bond, ami
the penalty thereof may be recovered in any
court having competent jimfdicUon cf the
1 fame.
Ffc. y. And he tt further ruaSed, That
fhc pfkts of goods supplied to, and to c
for, by tile* Indians, (hail be rrvuiaffd
in Inch manner, that the capital flock, tin
nflicd by the United Stater, (hall not be
dimrnifhcd. • '
See. G. And be it further enacted, Tint
dining the continuance of this ait, cite annu
al sum of thiee thoufanti dollars be, and rhs
fame ts herhy appropriated for the payment
of the salary of the fuperintcndr.nl of Indian
trade and his clerks, to be pml out of an/
money in the treasury of the United States,
not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 9. And be it further evaded. That
during the continnrntc of this, act, the Pre,
fulcnt of the United States be, and. he is
hereby authcrifccKio draw anmn i!) from the
treafiry of the Uhitfd fytaies a sum not ex
ceeding ten thWnt! dollars, to be applied
under his diredion to h# pat mens of the
agents and clerks; which agents Hidl be
allowed to draw out cf the ptihbc fupplica
two rations each, rind each cl (file one ration,
per day,
Sec. <O. And be it further entitled. That
the fort of two hundred and ftxly thonfimi
Ciollars, including the' Turns berctoloie ap
propji ited, atyd ; ppltd to the like pnrpoic,
and exrlufive cf tlie frfarc of the (iipcrinicn
dant of Indian trade/ and of the alJowjtKes
agents and clerks, -be, and the b'mc is
i-.-.L,. rite jntrnoU o' car
rying on trade and inrerccraiTe. vrrrn the
Indian nations, in the mann*r aforiTatd, to
be paid nnr of any monies in the treasury
, of the United States, not otherwise ap
propriated.
Sec. 11. And he It further encPed, That
if any rgent or agents, their clerks, or o
ther persons employed by them, fhull pur
chase or receive from any Indian, in the
way of trade or barter, any gun, or other
article commonly nfc-d in hunting ; any'
inflrnnjent of bnfhandry or conking utcnftl,
of the kind usually obtained by Indians in
their in freourfe with white people, or any
article of clothing excepting flans or furs, he
or they (hall rclpeilivcly toilcit the futn of
rod dollars, for each dinner, to be re
cover'd by hftion cfdcbt* in ihe name and
to tht life of the United Stater., in ,nv, court
having jurifdiflion in like cases : Fr»vi
ded, I hat no suit (hall be commerced ex
cept in the state or territory within which
the caufc pf aftion (hall have arisen, or in
which the defendant may reftde. And it
(hall he the duty of the fuperiu»cnd.int of In
dian trade, or of rhefimrriirtcndanfs of In
. dian affairs, and their deputies refpeftivrlj ,
to whom information of every such offence
fliall rfiven, to collcilf the requisite rvi,
dence, if attain able, to proftcutc the < Sen
der without delay.
Sec. Iz. And be it further enacted. That
it (hall be the duty of the laid fuperimendant
oflndiim trade, under the diredicn of the
Pieudent of the United States, to caufc the
said furs and peltry to be fold at pirtolic
auifion, public notice whereof (hall he yiyrii
three weeks previous to such fair, in datffer
enr nnrts of the United Srarer, c
equal ib'dribunoo otThc lame, to proportion
to the demand of the market, and as tmy
ts deemed mod advantageous to the United
Stater, ard npen such terms and cotiditionu
as fhull he prefer!! ed by the f c.ctary of
war 1 Provided, That there (hail rot bo
less tbdn fix annual [ üblic fairs, of the said
furs and peltry, and that ti e supt-r nterdant
of Indian trade (hail not hold more than
two such Tales in any state, during any one
year.
Sec. Tj. And be it further enafied, That
this act (hall be ih force for and during the
term of three years, and no longer.
NATHt. MACOM,
Speaker if the iioufe of Representatives,
S. SMI TH,
Prejld’-nt oj the Senate, pro tempore.
Approved—April ?.i, i?o6.
Til; JEFFERSdN*
,c Original Poem, by Thomas G. F.fcndcx,
A , M.
cc Mr, Thomas G. Feffendcn, A. M. of
some American univetfity wefupp r fe, is Puf
fer Extraordinary to Mr. perkirs ibeTrao
torifl ; for in our days, quacks of every de
feription puff in ytrfc. Dr. Senate has an
occasional lsu-c.it, and Mr. Packwood keeps
a ivvr, Rut, Caving h excepting the iau-l
aV j p»irp**fc ot puffing M . P.fkins, vve yvero
ct a lots to conjefhuc why. tirfe American
Teems fnoyld he pjbliflted in England, re
lating r.s they do wholly to American man
ners, and American part ’- politics. On ex
amination we ditcovered a very weighty
re-ifoo. Mr. Fefienden wants a king in A
■ merica, abuses all per fees who differ frera
i hira in opinion, ami calls, one ot the mtm
\ hers of congiefa, whom he names at full length,
j an infamous Scoundrel. Mr. FtlTenden very
j prudently prints on this fide the Atlantic. 0
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