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lon. mb- ’ .
* ‘ • ‘ t. <■’ <• <•! < 1 •! , comas from
‘■ L- ,!• hi > ii I rrr moored
’Ci ‘ !:> bau/c array ; and the Tort which
ii: , fr , !id the harbor gerrifoned by the
(trench troops from on board.
Nkw-York, Nov. 7-
By an arrival from Cape Franco’*, we
arc eiiabVd to Rate, upon the mod tin
.pi Honable authority, tl at the emperor
Lhila'mc had actually enforced h’* de-
Crf<’, which aii’hor’f * a Certain nt>nber
of Hay inn merchant", in fevnal port>
cf the {fluid, to take pofFlTi in, a?
iron ft jf nets, tn rotation, o- every v< ff !
and ci\ro that mav nr>ive in any of
thoic t.fir**, •'ml It) tl r nofc of the cargo
1 v i if 11 (ii iu!d b'* ctndi *ncd to a fuprv.
oat ;o or any A me.-ican merchants refid
tti there. flight persons have been
there p-iviiegcd at tint Cape, five na
tv 0 and three American!, under t! c
•tic o r pi,ta,tr,l r.otftgn-es ” It fi uot
k. it t e number of them are to he
limit'.d : that depends entirely upon
the amount of the biih'* which may
It rca! : r he t if.r. 1 to theFntpt ror't
-Yevctary, *f:'U C.h’nhvt* v ; h h.t
afif.v'v r;c o*. and inure >fc iu.e.t for thefc
1’ cut:. 1I e American , pftd a
boil! 2x> d<-’l r; ca.-h for thci< *, by
inch iieans they will perhaps be able
• |.:ef;r e about 3 ?. of the property
’ eit may • • v • bt foie the law is known,
sud can he h ,\ rdid Mgainit in the Unit
ed .Vl.:lr s-
T. [.r.vei i a vi ry valuable rarpr, from
P: . >.;..lphn, fall’iipC into the hand:, of
one nt tl, 1. native cenfigntes, a super.
ra r|<> had 11V red to pay bin’ toll o in.
1 i l.iue ■ JOl iilivri* to vabte on an An t
iio .n 1 •t he i, but nothing would do
l. ut of ii.,.- whole carps') being left at
his eiitne difiioliuon—n uian without a
to*- V<: 1 dil:. ition it qiiifite to tranfaft
th* 1:11 rl■ c 1 , or to just Ify the delivering
of : r property into hV. hands.
Vei 1 , they [ r.s iic, inch !l tgra-.t nfh
/ < jufhee in l bad policy, it the A oeii-
•••outii.uc to flup prop rty to that
Jllaiiil, liny ini-.ft expeft to io.jfc it.
Baltimore, November 9.
A f*v/ days ago wc had the umd- a
fc! . title of recording the lof* of the’
f elu oner Two Brut iters, belonging to
this port. 1 lie following are the parti
culars there.:!, ivialeJ bv capt. John
Watts, late n■! rolfa id fchouuer, an i
- ,u New Vo'k :
*• O i the < vce.ing c f the S .i; of Ofto
her, p:;:T.d ti e two ecllermoit ports ot
Ih tiVi • , v i.h a light hoitled. At 9
<>’, look feme (veiling bring abreast or
‘lie v ; i’e'l.mol! fert of B; il’eteere, with
.1 light hoifled, from which fort three
guns were li ed at the v, fkl. The Gift
i t the t flier Shot cite red the vcficl about
two feet under water. We then lioiiltd
i: lecond light—iinmcdiatelv founded
the pump, and found the v.del linking.
By the time vve got our boat our, and a
few neot ilaries, the water was two feet
above the; cabin floor. In this (late we
Sbandotud the v-lfil and proceeded for
ilafleteere, win re we arrived at midnight.
(> 1 Hopior, long the (bore, a number of
ioltlit.t.i threatened to fire into the boat ;
. ~(1 h. .1 it not bien for the mate’s jump-
ing overboard ami running op to the
i.u.r, crying out, “ we are Americans,”
•and at the fame time the arrival of a
I each officer, who prevented the fol
cln rs from tiling', we Ihould have been all
murdered as EugUlhnien—they then
ex:,mur'd onr pppos, We tli**n afkcd
j . ‘ million to g<> un board an American
v. fill with our things, but were teluled,
r-i.d ordered to remain in the boat, at
a..ohi,r by the guard houle, where we
fund until ‘ 1 o’clock the next day, when
ivc ,;i)t ; e. imlliju to go where we pleal
ed **l
Nov. I I.
‘The following gentlemen, we under
lined are appointed a committee, to rc
pvcfer.t to the executive of the United
btutis, the depredations committed on
our cnmnietoe committed by foreign na
tions, Ate. v r.
7, .1’ ‘J ‘John Collins, Dai'it!
S e -ft, Slm e! Sut\ti, and EUx-utJtr
jU’Ann, hups.
The extent Bndiwciea , ‘g aggravati
ons of their clc j.redi’.Lii?, 1 as, we arc ad•
wl\'d, drawn ti c attention of the govern•
iv.ci.t to the fuhjed ; and fiotn the ten
-1 thou produced, we have reason to Ir-
Ixveit will be aiStd on wi.h that tetn
l crate firmneis and steady perlcverance,
that t.as ever dillinguilhtd the lliiitcd
iststes, when her iffcntial rights at.d in
icrelts were in jeopardy*
Avery fnperlieial view of the fubjedt
mull fatisfy the mind, that the piiuci
pal offenders in this bulinefs are com
pirtely in our power ; and that we have
a choice of remedies. If we do not
choose to do ourselves jutlice, by any
dincl ad on our part, they may be more
lcvcrAy punilhed by withdrawing troin
them that commerce and thole supplies,
without which tiny can l'carccly exill.
Onr wifely divtifftlied toil and climate
produces in abundance ail the ncctiTaries
and moll of the luxuries of life—our ci
-1 zens are artiuaus ty .j;are, and capable
and n.. dueiug, from the variety of raw
materials.with which onr country abounds
whatever is srcdfiiy tor cloathiog, tur—
"c for ;l> n hoiiu-s, or implements of
In ii 1. ‘ v ; aid e y lU’ U. j our atten
‘OO * t.iofr natural acTantor*. 1 , w.-
fiiould not only remedy the evils we
now tidier, tut would rrebt tfl’tctuahy
provide agaiult their ocjnrrericeß in fn
tnre.— i htfe abides and fpoliation*
llrongly urge ua to a measure of th>s
kind, but the force of habit 10 our citi
zens, is an obtlacle of its adoption.
They have pioduced, and to derive
a large proportion of their supplies from
abroad —— Would it not be wife then to
benefit bv the aid thus unintentionally
afforded by our oppressors, to remove
those habits that oppose themselves, to
I the complete i idependecce and security
lof our country ?
I We have at hand a more prompt rem
j y tor the prclent evil than this, bu( we
are- it cannot be more certain, or
1 will it afford such tx'enfive future ben fit.
| J’hc ii ;niie9 are itifulTcrabie ; but we fed
! a confidence that wife meafurc; wiii be a
jrii'pted to put a flop to it, and to procure
‘redre’a. In the support of such meufurta
public efforts vvdl not he wanting.
Jbdit'jr National InUltiscacer .
O
WASHINGTON CITY.
November 18.
On Satwlsy arrived at the city of Wafli
ir gton. tl;e Ui.itcd Srutes’ brig franklin from
• tie Me !::e■ rantun, commanded by midfhip
ir,an Rob".foil. Jn her crime our gallant
countryman, tie Hvecrabie WILLIAM
EATON”, who landed at Hampton, and is
coming tiience by land to the Seat cf Govern
ment. We underhand that Mr. Eaton lias
broorh’ in the sJrig Franklin, three elegant
horli and fome very’ valuable ,'liee; ; and
i hat among the horses is the one that trium
phantly carried him from Egypt to Derne.
.
A verv advantageous TREATY has been
made, we imdevltond. at this place, with the
liiefs of the Creek Na’iai. ; by which a large
, “min of land is made to the Uoi’ ed Statss,
j ‘.nd the right given to open a direct road to
| New.Orleans through tne territory of rite
Creeks The U. Slates on tlieir part, cn
ract to pay the annual sum of 1: 0,1 dolls,
lor ei.'pt years, and the annus I sum of 11,000
dolls, for ten years thence enluiiig.
j It is true, we underhand, that there is On
I board the Cmigrets now in the l’otomac, an
! amhafiudor from the Hey of ‘run s to die
I United States. His name is SIIM SUI.I
MAN MALA MANN I, andlic is attended
by a numerous sHite. ‘i'he cucumllances at
tending this mission are too iiuereltmg to he
omifed. For a considerable time pall the
Bey of Tunis had manifelled hoflile feelings
towards thc-United States, when three Tu
nilian Ilrips were taken by our blockaking
I'qiiadron of Tripoli. This ad e.vcited the
indignation of the Bey, and menacing letters
were addrefled ito om commodore demand
ing lat is find ion. As loon as peace was e flee
ted with Tripoli, commodore ltodgers enter
ed she Tunisian Hay, and lent a message, lit
’ It: expected by the Bey, whole court was
thrown into coniternation. The language of
menace wasdisavowed, and all intention of
coining to a rupture with the United States
| disclaimed. The ftibfiOiitg differences be
'tween the Bey and commodore Rodgers iffu
cd in the former propoting, and the latter ac
ijuieicmg in this mission, with the y ew of
making the pro)it r iffuranr.es and representa
tions to the President of the United States.
We underhand that according to the usage
of the Barb try jxiwers, this mission is to be
confident! as a deßinthan paid to the U.
States, as those powers never fend mmi Iters
but to nations whole power they hold in great
relpefl.
Accortling, lil.ewife, to ‘heir customs, it be
comes th ’.’duty cf our government to provide
for the lodging and maintenance of the im
batfador . The house, lately occupied by Mr.
Stelie, has accordingly been taken for the
reception of the minith-v, who, no doubt, will
be received with distin*uijhci honors. Sidi
SulimanMala Manni brings, vve underhand,
four line Arabian horses as preterits.
Sidi llamlet, the exiled Bafliaw of Tripoli,
declines, it is Laid, coating to the United
states.
since writing the above, vve have received
the Norfolk papers, which contain the fol
lowing notice of the arrival of the Tunitian
ambaifador.
“ Yedertlay came up from the Congress
friyate, in H irnnton Roads, his exceilcrny sidi
solymsn Melimeli, amiiaffador from the Bey ol
Tunis to the United states, attended by his
two leeretanes. They vilited fort Nelfunon
their way up, by which they were laluted
upon landing. Af.erwards they proceeded
to tow n, and dined with a ielefl par:y at
Batr.bridges Hotel, accompanied also by cap
tain Decatur and several of his officers.
‘ln the evening, the mayor and several
re I*l iCidable gentlemen of the town vilited the
ambaifador, to whom they were presented by
captain Decatur, and this morning accompa
nitdbv his lecretaries, he returned thevilits
•if the mayor and fome other gentlemen.—
We do not know when they leave town, but
undertlaud they oni> wait for a fair wind to
proceed to Walhington. ‘i'he novelty of
,lu-ir appearance, and their magnificient
coilume in the true Turkith ilyle. attracted
more attention than comported wuh good
breeding, they did not however appear dif
plealed, but l'eemed to attribute it to the
right cattle. The ambaifador appears turn
t of 50 years of age, of_ a grave and digui
fu “l,deportment.”
KAN A WAY,
A few <’avs ago, fro n a waggon
which was conveying him to the up
per country,a new negro boy, a
bou/ 5 fee/ 5 inches high, flout bui I', 1 ',
.peaks no Engfifh but antweis to the
name of WALLY. He is of the
iVlandingo nation. I his boy has
een seen since he Ranaway, near the
Hatch lettlemenu, about 25 miles
! from Sivannai on the Augusta iad.
A reward of 5 Dollars wi 1 be paid
t faul negro (hall be delivered />
CUR riS BOL FON .n isavaunah 01
m Chatham goal, or to Dollars it
j iclivcrcd to Capt. J'-liiN WHITE’
I HEAD at Waynesborcugk, Bu.ke
Cjun/y. ('Dei. 3 t. 27
I -■ r *
tbj Laidhce* mw
0
AMERICAN CAPTIVES IN TRL.
POET.
fThe particulars of the unfortunate
capture of the Philadelphia frigate by
the Tripolitans, have already been before
the public. Dr. Cowdery, who was on
hoard the frig3te was taken into captivi
ty with the rrlt of his countrymen ; but,
from circumilances which wiil transpire
in this narrative, he had the good for
-1 tune to be permitted to visit all parts of
the town, and many curiosities in the
couutr -—to fee the mannera and cus
toms of the iuiiabitanU, and lo learn
their characters and difpoi. ions. Pie
I kept a regular journal from the time of
j his capture to the time of his re’.eafe, in
I which he noted, as minutely 33 circum
jftpnceswGulclahr.it, every thing novel
land remarkable. Since his return he has
obligingly favored ns with a perusal of
this journal, arA has given us pcrmilfion
to lelsct feme part 9 of it for our paper.
Edit, ha ‘unces
F-trrrß from the journal of Dr. Cowdery,
Dp!, dating his captivity in Dr.po
poll.
After the fignul of the Philadelphia
was ilruck, rud the officers and crew
were waiting the pleasure of their new
mailers, the Tripolitan chiefs collrdted
their lavorites ant), with drawn fabres
fill to cutting and (lalhing their own
men, visa were ftrippiog the Americans
and plundering the Ihip. They cut of
the hands of lonif, and it is believed sever
al were killed. After this battle amongst
themselves was a little over, vve were or
dertu into the boats to be carried
on Ihorc. 0:e of their offiierswhom
1 had taken by the hand, and who prom*
ii and me iiis fricndlhip, came to me tuck
me i.y the arm, and told me I mult go.
( asked tun to let my hoy go with me,
which he refufed. I then took hold of
m y fuia'l trunk which contained my
hell He gave me to understand
that I could not take i’, but fiiould
have every .thing takeii care of, snd re
llored to rue. Tie tcck hold of my
bund and hurried me ever the fide of the
fiup, while his other hand wa3 employed
in rifling my pockets, from which he
took about ten dollars. 1 T-ul concealed
fome gold in my clothes which he did
not find. I then went down into one of
tht ir boats, from whence I was to pak
into the next, which was almoll full of
our officers and men. I made all haite
to get into it, for I obfcrvtcJ the turks in
the boat w here I was, were ft,upping my
me (filiate Dr. Harwood, and the carpen
ter Mr. Goodby, but I was foou flopped
by three of the lufiian* who flood ower
me with drawn fabres and pocked pifiols
and wrested my furtout from under my
arm. Whilst they were picking its
pockets, and quarrelling with each other
for the booty, I sprung for the next
boat which was waiting for tne. In my
way I met a little fellow who seized me,
and attempted to get off my coat, hut I
hurled him into the bottom of the boar,
and jumped into the one that was wait
ing, amongst my fellow officers where I
1 thought the Turks were more
civil. They then set off for the town
compelling our men to row the boat, and
Handing with drawn fabres over our heads.
When we haJ got near the (bore, thev
ordered our men to (lop Rowing. Two
of them came to me and gave me a se
vere blow on the fide of the head. They
then fearctied me, and took a case of
surgeons inllruments from my pycket.—
The? took ray pocket book, but finding
.t contained nothing but papers they
returned it. One took my filvrr pencil
ami another the handkerchief from my
neck. They then began upon Mr.
lvi.ight, failing mailer, Mr. Olhorne,
lieutenant of marines, and all the offi rrs
in the boat, and plundered their pockeis !
and took the handkerchiefs from their !
necks. They then landed us at the foot
of the Bafiiaw’s palace, wiiere we were
received by a guard who condu&ed us
into the pi lace before the Baffinw.
He viewid iu with lie utmoll fatis
faftion, and had us conducted into an
apartment whtre we found the captain
and Lveral oifietrs, who arrived in an
other boat, jmt belo.e. Hi e wrs a
table let in trie European line. The
servants appeared to be MaHefc and Nea
politan tiaves. Here we flipped after
which it was announced that another
boat had arrived with our 1 filters and
men, who were before tl.e &athaw.—
Captain B inbiidge requetled me to go
and look lor Dr. Harwood, whom it
was feaied was killed. I found him
with the carpenter before the lialhnw,
ffripptd td every thing tut their shirts
and trowferr. 1 iuy afterwards inform
ed us that they were dripped in the beat
where I loft my turtout ; and when they
got within a few rods of Ihe Ikore, they
were thrown into the lea and left either
to drown or swim alhort. The Balhaw’s
fervaots gave them dry clothes ; and we
were all agan conducted before the
Balhaw, ‘and formed into a half ciiele.
He was Hated oil hi3 little throne,
which was dccoia'cd in the Turkilh or
iucr, and irsde a handsome appearance ;
IHeis a good looking, man aged about
I3 >. Eic counted us, viewed us with a
II aile, ad appeared highly pisafed with
111.-. \Ve were tlieo conducted by the
JiTiiiiiilnr it .xitrior relations and a j>urd
i
tc the uoufe formerly occuoteJ by the
. neric :ti corlul—a very good house,
witn a large court,’ anu roomy enough
■w our convenience. VV e were icsted j
here about nme o’clock in the evening.— 1
( up tain Bain bridge got permission from |
the Balliaw to fend for the Danifli con-j
fu', who paid us a visit, and offered every !
affiftanre in his power. We ilept upon
mats and blankets spread upon the floor,
wuieh was composed of tiles.
( T 0 be Continued, )
On the apperance of the annexed ar
ticle, in which it i* so explicitly sflerted
that the Spanilh captures of our vdTels,
during the present war, are to be attribu
ted to the omission of our government to
provide them with the paflport, ilipula
ted in the 17th article, of the Spanilh
treaty, we took the means of afeertain
ing whether the allegation was true.—
We are therefore warranted in Hating
that at no period the of war since the ratifi
cation of the treaty in question, has there
been a time when arrangements did tot
cxiit, for tffuing such paflport3 at (he
cullom house, and that few or no Ame
rican veilels ventured to fca without
them. In fadt the Spor.ith pas short hi due \
form is contained on tne fame iheet with j
the pnflporis required by our treaties
with France anU the Batavian Re
public, and with the English paflport, j
fuperadded without any injunction of a!
treaty. These fadls are notorious among j
mercantile men, and may be tetted by o
thcr3 at any of the cuftoni houses.
As it would be as unnecefiary to refute
the crude observations deduced from the!
misrepresentation we have exposed, as 11
would be to remark upon the writer’s ,
probable obj .dl, he is left, with his mo
tives, to the judgement which the pub
lic cannot tail to pals upon so cliimfy
‘and abortive attempt to palliate foieign
depredations at the expenec of the Exe
cutive. Nat. Intel.
From the Gazette of the U. Staler.
Spanish Treaty.—lll compliance
with our promise in our last we subjoin
the 17th article of the “ Treaty of Ami
ty, Ivmits and Navigation,” between the
k'ug of Spain and the United States, ra
tified at San Lozenzo el Rea!, the 17th
October 1795. It is in the following
words ;
Art. XVIT. “To the end that all
manner of diflentions and quarrels may
be avoided and prevented or the one fide
and the other, it is agreed that in case
either of the parties hereto Ihould be en
gaged in a war, the ihips and vcffels be
longing to the fubjtfts or people of the
other party mull be furnilhed with lea
letters or peffports exprtfiing the name,
property and bulk of the Inip, as also,
tiie name and place of habitation of the
mailer or commander of laid ihip, that
it may appear thereby that the flip real
iv end truly belongs to the fubjeits of
one 0/ the parties, which passports (hall
be made out and granted according to
the form Annexed to this treaty. They
lhall likewise be recalled every year ; that
is, if the ihip happens to return home
within the space of a year. It is hke
wife agreed that fiuh Ihip* being laden,
are not to be provided not only with
pclTports, as above mentioned but also
with certificates containing the several
particulars of the cargo, the place whence
the ihip failed, that to it may be known
whether any forbidden or contraband
goods be on board the fame ; which cer
tificates lhali be made out by the officers
of the place whence the ihip failed, in
in the accustomed form ; and if any one
(hall thii k it fit or advisable to exprels
in the said certificates tht perfoti to whom
the goods on board belong, he may fieeiy
do so ; without which rtquifites they
may be font to the ports of the other
contia&ing party, and adjudged by the
competent tribunal, according to wh. t
above f t form, hat all the cucumllances
of this 1 m flit 11 hfcvine- beta well exami
ned, they ib id be adjudged to be legal pt i
roes, un'.ris in y (had give legal iatislac
tion of tlitir property by teftimcr.y en
turly equivalent.”
By this article it appears that it be
came the duty of our government, as
foou as Spain was known to be involved
in war, to give information to the mer
chants, vi the conditions upon which
commerce with the enemies of that gov
ernment might fafeiy be carried on, and
to furnilh the officers of the customs in
the rtfpeditive ports with the forms of the
pafiports and certificates flipulated in
the treaty', and to make it publicly known
that without thcle documents every vc3-
lel failing in with a Spaxulh cruizer,
would be liable to capture and tonifica
tion ns legal prizes.
Inileaei of this our administration have
been looking on, apparently indifferent
fpetftators, and feeing velfel after vcffel
ieized and confilcaUtl, and the firft infor
mation which our merchants get of the
eaufe of thc.e captures is from the other
lieie of the water ; and behold it turns
out, that from their neglect in our gov
ernment thole vifidls are all lawful pu
zes by expreis fl'pc’-atiou of treaty.—
Under t a e circumftancea our meretiauts
would do Wvll to rule no more piopcrty
within reach of the Span.ih cruizeis, un
til gov ri Ime nt (hall ice lit to lain.ill tne
reqmiiie palfports.
VVnat w;ii the flattevera cf t:ie adatt
di drat ton My now, when it sppe-rs tuar
til the u.. gnat cm wh en i.as u-.a .x
----!
prefled a gam ft the condiffr of Spiuu,
01 gi-t io be emitted against owr govci-n
----m.-nt, and that aii the ioiles, which are so
! feverdv fe”, have been a wanton facrifice,
j either by the ignorance or the indifference
iof those who arc richly’ p.i’d for protedt
j irigour rights, & who are solemnly sworn
j to perform the duties imposed upon them
by the conilitution and the laws ?
From tne National Intelligencer.
TRIPOLITAN TREATY.
We have ever been of the opinion
that under a republican government, ic
is deArable that there should be an oppo
sition of no inccnfiderable strength.
Such is the tendency of power, howe
ver cautiously bellowed, to abule, even
in the hands of the bell and wisest men,
that the welfare of communities requires
that its txercife ihould be guarded by ;
checks other than those which are to be
found in the breads of those who pos
sess it. And a* the mterefts of men ge
nei ally supply them with the strongest
motives, it is deiirable that this check
ihculd be found in a body of men who
are interested in displacing thole in 01.
lice, and themselves assuming the reins
oi government.
Such an oppofirion may be considered
a national blefling, provided it purlue .<
liberal and dignified policy. There al
ways wiil be in every community very
dift'ersiit opinions cf the fundamental
principles which ought to regulate ti e
conduct and lhape the meafuves ol those
in power. Those who eritcrtain diffe
rent opinions from the administration on
these points cannot be expefled to juftify
ih® Memos their me,fares pursued.
But they may be expected rot indisen
minately to denounce evety meant.
Th<v may be expefltd to rr.aintaia the
langnageof decency , they may be tx
pcAecl to avoid the wanton traduction of
private characters; they may be c<-
pe&ed to abilam from impeaching puri
ty of motives ; and they may be expec
ted, in the warfare they wage, llcadiiy
to hold 111 view tht nature and tendency
of mcafures rather than the men who
ptirfue them. An oppofitioo, we repeat
it. thus conducted, would be an honor
able opposition, and vvoafd m-'ft tff.ll
- contribute to the welfare of their
country. If they did not do much,
they would piobably avert the adoption
01 ioine n.eatures wtiica plight be ii.jj
rious, or they would at any rate either
obtain a modification of them, or insure
their iioneil and impartial execution. It
would be eminently to their vigilance
that the head of the executive govern
ment would be indebted for the faith
ful difeharge of duty by its fubordinute
agents in the various and remote quar
ters of the union. Their eye, gifted
with microscopic power, would fee and
magnify every deleft, and would thus
pave the way to its correftion or remo
val.
Such an oppofitior. would likewise be
tiie bell ordeal for the couife of mea
fares pursued by the administration.
By making a conilant and loud appeal
to the people, vigorous enquiry would
be excited and kept up, the people would
no’ full to examine for themselves, to
judge for iheinlelves, and biaffci by r.t
wayw'ard motives, to approve or con
demn according to the dictates of their
judgments. The measures recommen
ded or adopted by being contemplated
on every fide, and from every {joint of
view, would becillii.ftly seen in ail their
bearings ; the administration itfelf would
often difeover deleft* not previowfly
perceived; a servile adherence or entiiu
fiatbc devotion to system would be
ciiccked ; and by this means the public
good be greatly promoted. In this way
too, according to the theory of the
moll perfeft governments, the minority
would come in for a ihare in the adu iu
illration of power. The ad. pticn oi
fome measures and the modification of
others would be owing to their vigilance,
wisdom and cour.fel. Such would be
the prominent effefts of a virtuous, a
vigorous, and enlightened oppoliuon.
which, during the recent period of poli
tical apoftacy, waged with error a war
fare of principle, unturpaffed, peinapa
unequalled in virtue and dignity, in the
annais of the world. With the arms of
truth and rtafon, a bold appeal was made
to the underilandings cf tne Dt op!e, and
in Read of inflaming tlieir passions, their
jndgments were convinced. Headed
by a Jeiierfun, a Clinton, a Madison, x
Gallatin, and other diitinguilhed citi
zens, the opposition was conducted wuii
a moderation united with a vigor
commanded fucoefs. Let me not be
told that tiie dignity of truth and tiie
purity of fair argument were flaiaed by
the Ganders of a Callender, and of
- otb-r wretche:, wiio Iku.ktd in
darknels. Tiieic men were more tiie
objects of censure among those who ;
cauie they cfj otfieJ, than among those |
they denounced. To the iorm.r .htu*
writings were felt as eaufe for humiltla
lion, while the latter exulted in thev...
The ctiefts of inch an opposition,
hive ail icen, and we all know. Th y j
, h..ve w:cited a rcpuijlicauiim from the ‘
etnbiacta ot it* eiieniics, and have p.a.
c- dit or. ground w'uoie strength denes
I ti.e ut.ncii power cf itseuei;"-s. . t
j G.ori.ms wcuid it be to our country,
i w re v. c permitted lo flop uere ; and ‘
j ci.aid we J. ty lwr< is ilu medd o: act