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and indignant Virginia , will be
beard with awe from one end of
?he continent to the other. John
Marfhall ufed fometimes to
bragg that he one day would be
chob n vicc-prefidem. Believe
me, fir, that at this day, he
nuid not his feat in the
event of a new eledlion for Con
grefs. Tlie lafl eleftion cofi
■him five or fix thoufand dollars
for barbacurs ; and this was the
man wfm complaitned of French
bribery ! Was there ever Inch
another farce ?
The flatcs fouth of the Potow
mac chufe fifty-two cleftors tor
-hrendent , and 1 am latisfied
that Mr. ( ffeifon will have at
leaf! fifty of them Thefe with
five in 'Maryland, and your fif
teen in Pennfylvania, will make
feventy, and carry off a majority
of the whole votes, even upon
’the Hippo fit ion that New-York
and 1 erfey were unanimous
againftus. Put farther wc count
upon a majority both in New-
York and jetfey; and if thefe
Hates fliould not vole at all, even
then our viftory will 14 ill be
certain and complete. At the
lafl eleftion, N, Carolina gave
]e(Terfon eleven votes, and
Adams one. The gentleman
who gave that odd vote has
pledged himfelf, if chofen gain,
as ho expeftsfo be, that he will
vote for Jejferfcn ! This is an
abfolute and an important faft-
I give r from the higheft: and
Lefl authority. The fix per
cent, proplv built much upon
their intrigues in North-Garoli
ua ; but I can a (lure you that the
cloud of arifturracy been
rapidly diftipated ; a»nl the deci
f*vc example of Vi ginia will be
as powerful to th« fouthward, as
that of yrur grtv.t Rate will be
to the ea ill ward; 1 mean in Ncv/-
York and Jerfey.
Print the above, that it may
fly as far as the four w nds can
carry if • and fan the flame of
pa hi»ifm that glows in every
republicm breaft. fetus, by
otic grand effort, fnatrh our
country from that bottomlcfs
voiti x of corruption and perdi
tion which yawns before us.
The more violence, the mote
profecutions from the treafury,
fo much the better. Thole of
yourfelf, and Cooper, will be
of vail fervice. You know* the
old ccclefiaftical ohfervation,
that hired of the martyrs was the
iced cf the church ,
J. T. C,
P. S. I had almoft forgot
voui giand committee of thirteen ,
who are to chufe the next p-efr
dent. Various pieces, expofing
this ftride of ulurpation, have
appeared in the Fxaminer ; and
yt f , although we have two fede
ral newfpapers in Richmond,
and .« undanre of government
writers, fitch as they ere no an
fuerh s hitherto corrieout. In
deed I believe that there u only
one ferious opinion upon the
luhj cl. to v. it, that the grand
feignior I as an equal title to fend
*3 of h J nizaricsto invefbg.ue
the i orr.rn.Mion. If the law
pad s, I am fatisfted that our
si tnDy, whenever they fit
down, will give notice to con
grt lsil at \ irginia cannot fub
p;U to degrade hcrfelf by crourh
under this irrpofture, We
are all confident Here that Penn
fylvania will not endure to be
trampled upon by fuch an atro
cious ulurpation.
NEW-YORK, May 3.
The anniverfary eleftion polls
rlofed yefterday. The dye is
raft the rchilt is uncertain. The
ariftocrats calculate upon a con
fideiahle majority. We hope
they will be difappointed ; but
In our expeftations we are not
fanguinc ; for while the juftice
of the cru r e of republicanifm
furniflies a ground of dccihon
favorable to this country, Ihe
weight, of property, undue in
fluence, and the majority of
upwards of goo hft eletlion, in
favor of the ariftocratic ticket,
renders the iflue of the poTent
eleftion doubtful on the lids of
liberty,
Britain threatens us if we at
tempt aconcihation of d'fFtmn
ces with France ur
have been fen£ to that country,
and very probably, the animo
lities engendered this
country and that, will he termi
nated very foort. The Britiih,
however, have had fuch fuccefs
by the rrtcans of threats and in
trigue, in eftablllhing a party in
this country favorable to their
views, that thev arc determined
to leave nothing undone that
m; y contribute in the leaft to
gain an afccndancy over the
Americans. I his inimitable mo
narchy, this flupcndous fabric of
human invention , in violation of
folemn treaties made at tlie ex
pense of our declared neutrality,
are capturing American veffels
on our coafts, and making pii
fbners ot our feamen, We are
told if wc refent it, or fettle our
difputes with France, they will
make waruponus; and for this
reafon, wc are to put up with
all their infults and tholo who
have been dilpofcd to cenfure
them, mull be branded with epi
thets of dJurganizers and jaco
bins. '
■ i
nr—— ■mwmamm
VIRGINIA.
PETERSBURG, May 8.
. Thomas Cooper, a man of
fcience, and a Heady advocate
for the rights of man, has been
fentenced, under the fedition
aft, to fix months of imprifon
ment, and a tine of 400 dollars.
1 he famib of this gentleman
relied upon his induftry for their
fupport ; and at this fatal mo
moment, while his children may
h wounding the feelings of a
difheffed mother for their duly
bread, his body is immured in
the cell of feme gloomy gaol.
The ohjeft therefore, of this
publication, is to inform the re
publican citizens of Virginia,
that if any of them Tha 1 1 think
picper to contribute towards the
relief cf Mr, Ccopcr and his
fam ly, the fubfciiber will receive
luch contributions, and forward
the amount to this perfccutcd
fellow labourer,
Mr. Holt, editor of the Bee,
is under hrrilar cmbarralfment :
his frne is .wo hundred dollars.
But as he has no childicn, fo
mifs “ their fire’s return f the fir It
ccnfideration mud be the relief
of Mrs, Cooper,
Mt? 'Ft
LOUISVILLE,
May 27, jBco.
Died, on Tuefday lad, the
20th inftant, about noon, aged
6 years g months and 16 days,
M after John Mi!ledge Jack/on ,
the fourth fon cf our prefent
Governor. The little amiable
innocent a few minutes, crc (Tern
death, put the folemn fcal on
his quivering lip, with, as it were
a prefentiment of his approach
ing dilfolution, afked from the
aftlifted father a’aft bleffing, and
from the grief worn mother a
dying lift. The parental bene
diction and falute received, in
ftan', a darkning him the eye
aflai’ed, the fluttering pulfc to
vibrate ceafed, and the quick
ning fpirit, to realms above
a'cended, leaving a clay cold
cor he.
n the following morning at
ur. o'clock, pr eceded by Mon ft
Gobcrt and Mr. Barron, with
their tefpeftive Icholars, and fix
voung ladies dieffed in white,
the like number being pall bear
ers, and followed by the Gover
nor, histhreeeldeft children,and
Mafter Whiifreld ; the (late offi
cers, and a refpeftalle and nu
merous train of the ladies and
gentlemen of Louifvillc, the
corpfc was borne by the young
gentlemen the town alter
nately relieving each other to the
burial ground, where the funeral
fervice was performed, and ex
preftive filent grief clofcd the
awful feene.
A Modern Political Maxim.
Government cannot be duly
adminiftered without indulging
the great —oppreffingthe poor—
coirupung the vena)—filencing
the jeab —ridiculing the ho
neO—abating the patriotic—
and in general deceiving the
people.
Regular Government .
The public confiderafion is
called to the meafurcs introduc
ed in the houfc of reprefenta
lives on Monday, by 'At.Parker,
of Norfolk, for the appointment
of ADMIRALS. Whence
arifes the ncceftity for Admirals ?
Will commodore Barry or capt,
Truxton do their duty better
admirals than as captairs ? The
inftitution of fuch offices is
wholly for the purpofe , of an
influence and the creation of an
ariftocracy in this country, a ..
privileged titled daft.
The mcafure in itfelf carries
condemnation on its face. The
office of admiral properly be
longs to navies in whicn there
aie vellclsof the line, and where
aftions are likely to be fought
with numerous (hips in line of
battle.
In this view alone there is an
impudence in the meafure at
tempted that can be accounted
for in no other way than from
an idea in the propofers that the
people ate capable ofluftenng
any impofitioa the moft prepol
terous. The attempt may be
cl a (Ted with the following as
charaftciiting extravagance of
the prefent fdiion.
The Judiciary bill intended
to create twcnty.ftv* J u^,rjl
and to the amount of 100 other
officers.
The Bankrupt bill, ercain*
nearly 250 new place*.
The attempt to iaifc the f a J a ,
ries ot members of congrcfs.
1 he nomination of two hun.
dred and three officers to the
military eflablilbmem after con.
?refs had decided that recrnitir.g
fhould be flopped.
Ihe inflitution of a
branch of government by a bill
propofed by Mr. Rofs to decide
on eledlions ofprefident.
1 he Star chamber proceed
ings.
If tbefe are intended as re
commendations of Mr, Adirns
for president, it will remain
with the people before the Jyf,
tern is carried to an incurable
height to determine. Four
years more of luch proceedings
as have b< en difplaycd in Ame
rica, will render our revolution
of very little importance indeed,
for we (ball be as completely
(addled with the Biitilh fyftem
as if George 111 continued to
be our fovereign lord and
£ Aurora .
Jefferson Academy,
THE Commifficntrs announce
U'ith pleafure, that the Icfftr
[on Academy is now open /or the
reception bf youth, under the direc
tion of Mr. James Armour,
from u'ho/e character and abilities
as a teacher , the CotvmiJJiontrs have
great expectations thofe who enlrujl
to him the education of their chil
dren may be affured that his utmofl
endeavors will be ufed Jot their im
provement.
It having been notified fome time
ago that the exercife of this, Acade
my would begin, and a di[appoint
ment having taken place , the Com
miffioners deem it their duty to jay ,
tnat the delay proceeded from the
non-compliance of the gentleman
with his engagements , who th y had
then invcjled with the redol jhip of
the Academy , and net from any
dcfeCl in the inflitution, cr any
omijfion on the part of the Commiff*
oner 5.
Terms of tuition for Reading,
Writing and Arithmetic—three
dollars per quarter.
Mathematics in all its branches —
four dollars per quarter ,
Laiin and Greek Languages-*
fix dollars per quarter.
By order of the board ,
James Bozeman, Curl,
May 27, 1800.
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National Magazine.
£3" Subscribers to the National
Magazine, are refpeCl/ully informed
that the fir ft , fecond and third
numbers are juft received , and
to be delivered at this Office, unc e
fub/criptions for the
received.
May 27,
Twenty Dollars Reward.
CkN Wedncfday the 23d irftarf, P« ,,r
* Walker, about 17 years of
fcooded from the jlantalicn of Wi
M.igee’i, in Walhingtoo county, and r .
ried olf my her ’e, f;u)dl« and brid e,'*
plated bitrs and buckle* ; i* a
geldirg, about bands high, , or '
jean old, no \jfible brand, trots arm f
lets wrh. A reward of iweiitV d'
will be given for delivering the laid
kcr, at 0 borf*, to the Subscriber.
JAM.ES MOULTRIE?
dftril 29, 1800..