The Wilmington Gazette

              wilmington gazette published weekly by allxa*6 hall at th*u dollars a year thub8day may 5 1803 x»l 7 no 3 • from the american citizen | tranquility kflhtvnifllyi so proteus like is federalism j ilcnrc when in the year 17.14 the i opposition to the excise system broke , out into acts of petty violence to the suppression of which the civil power i was more than competent because it 1 suited the views of alexander hamil ton and his party to stigmatise repre sentative government a large ai'ray i was called out with all the pomp and i v.mity of a roman triumph decreed j to a victor and yet it hud nothing i to face but v omen and children ! we their country into war ) what though war is the [» eatest of all human calamities ; what though its j inevitable effects are personal mi :■ and national injury the extent of wht !. n ' inc can realize ; still will ambition proclaim and that in accents ofdisnf pointed anguish my voice isforw.u '. what care i for the rich luxuriance with which natureluvishes her bounties on the industrioi . husbandman or for the suv reward which uninterrupted i labour bestows en the mechanic or for the proitd spectacle of american j cmv.is yielding without a foe to eve ry breeze that springs on the ocean ? i can view this expanded and expan ding scene of happiness with sullen i pathy nay with indignant resentment because it is not the fmit of my vir tues or talents but of the virtues and i talents of my ei mies power is j my oal ; and 1 will pursue it through conflagrated towns ar,c slaughtered thousands ; and ii ! do not succeed in the lirst desire of my heart torule the land i will snatch the rod of empire tv(jn those whose virtues have immor talized my hatred here fellow-citizens isu pictureof those uncontroulable passions which rage under tin assumed and respecta ble name offederaltsm not that c ! j very man who calls himself a federal ist courts or fits the prominent alti tude delineated no it only belongs to those ie!e;t characters who in eve ■ ry vicissitude of fortune have played their own game ; and who in p&"?er have been as zealous in its extension as they have been out of power parsi imonious of its use these men tho [ fev in number clamor as loud as if they counted thousands nothing escapes them self eulogy is perpe tually mingled with the calumny of those who smih in their way they are the exclusive friends of good go vernment 1 1 1 o ; ■. ._; a hey have zealously btrove t destroy all government ict exercised by themselves ; of reli ion though they persecute as unbelievers all v ho do not thiiik as they think | and of liberty ihou h i,i the daily ha bi uf withdrawing all support pt.iiii cai or personal from every man who is n >'. their tool iblv to be b ood cil i zt : i without ! a ij vii j federal addcdto tlie'uvnunjcs wtre denounced ns saris culotics disorgan it izers in i p«bli ans sji i ■• then || i isc who were forraerlj bo tt na ious of the name bf federalist i,u ■■ be n as anxiouatorid themselves ofthe title ; now we seldom or never find the ci ' devout federalists applying that ap pellation to their party lis ' ■;. il eir exploded talcs i hasserved their j ur ' pose and it is;-.n longer expected to i deceive instead of federalist we i ow hear nothing but republican the very ' mention ol which three years ago ] v o.ijil slicrk : deral feeljngs ; some | wfto before declared if ws a mere phantom a word hk had no meaning and which hogood man would hs some are now as solicitous to mo j nopolise it as they were at first that of j federalist — bye and bye tlit appella < tion of democrat as horrible now as : republican was belorcj will he assu j mud and those who ver really fede ii".t with those who from vurious caus;s attached themselves to ihcmi ( and thus formed the uarty will then have dc-prired the rcul friends to the independence of the union of ull their names but should this be tht case i there would yet remain sufficient evi | dencc to shew who vtre the rightful owners it n-.nst undoiibtecuy strike all n'!i li.ivo witnessed the v;ni(,us ' changes amotfg men measures nnd names as inconsistent and cbiuush i that the name of federalist sh uld 1 b si suddenly dropped if federalist j was an honourable name wli this ai xiety o assume another j ' does ; any kind of principle govern the oppo '■ nentsofthe present arimiiiistration ? i if'there does a name i of no c t j quence uut as there does not we see th i - m that is set upon one : tuid so j many ant;-m-p\illican measures wire | proposed and adopted under h : ume t of federalism that the authors per ; ceive the necessity of changing that ' name to something less despicable in public e limation april ) 1 extfai ; of a letter o w pnrt rt publican ' dated mart h 17 j u my last letters mibiihed you of ! tha trilling losses i had li.ui siihered at miraguane 1 cull those new tri lling in comparison with what i have j suffered b the almost toi ilclc&ln lir-n | of the south department which is with few exceptions in the power of the brinands the flumes huyocon sumed the plains ami the mountains miraguane pnd arqnin are reduced to , ashes tind the other tosvns are bin rounded by the insurgents jcrtmie ' however still icm ins unti uth d but menaced on every aide the mulat toes are at the head o the troubles of the south three days since the town ol petit guaye was given up by a | conspiracy of the people of colour a | great part of the garrison were mas j sacreed the rest save themselves by . sv imming to a frigate that was at t n chorin the road which vessel was fired upon by l ! '<' insurgents and had sev ral killed andwounded4 foreign advices new-orleans london march 3 '...'■•• lit ••■ e received paris papers to tin 2 ot!i ult inclusive and those ol the 27th re u iii-il us thi morning tiis chief information which they contain relates to the civil code pro posed to the legislative body on the i<urc of our government it does nut materially differ from that which wai rejected last year nr.d its ri cij lei were fully explained by portalis ana thelhard many of the grounds whicii form the uasi ot'tlf's code are so ol vibus and undeniable that it might have been thought necessary to call ihe atlcntipn t>l the legislative ass m t.ly to them the laws when sanction ed by thv first consul's act of promul gation become effective throughout every part of the republic a proper time bring allowed u cording to tho distanccofthe district from thecapitau all persons resident in the republican territory are subject to the regulations of the police and all freuchmen in in reign countries artfbound by the uvwaro lati veto the state sccapacity of persons no agreement or contract can be i ntcr et 1 into by individuals which is s>ib vetsivc of public order or morality oi the enjoyment and privation or civil rights as conformable to the se cond project of the civil cud tlie ol lov.ing is a correct ; ketch ; — the eh racter of citizen is acquired and pie served only by conformity m the constitutional laws ol the century every frenchman is to enjoy civil rights every individual born in france of foreign parents shall have ii n his power vii : u;i a year iif t r iht period of his niiiuv i'y to rlaim the rij hts of a french citizen every iniant bwn in a foreign country of n french father shall have the means ni receiving that thuracttr every fore!g;ner shall enjoy tlie same civil rights which nre granted o french men agreeable to the treaties of peace existing with the nation to which he belongs every jjrniale foreigner shall adopt the condition of her hnsbancl every foreigner though not at ilia moment residing in france may e '■ '• tafore ihe french tribunal t france foi obiigatiotis contracted by him in a foreign country though lh obligation has been formed with !'.. lvirntis the character of french ci li.een is lost by naturalisation acquired in a foreign country by acceptance ol unauthorised public funcyons con srred by i foreign government ; by connexion with a foreign corporation which ncknov;ledge the di<itinction of births by every cstublishmtnt form ch i:i ;. foreign country without return itu tu france every frenchman who shall have forfeited his character of citizen may recover i by return ing t l'i nee with the permission of the kovernnicnt and by declaring that he has resolved to fix his residence there dh 1 that he retioum es every dis tinction contrary to the french laws a frenchman who shall without per mission ol government accept f any military command in the be nice of a foreign power shall forfeit his quality ol french citizen besides subjecting himself to the punishment attached y the criminal lav to those who carry or shall cany aims against their coun try i mean not however by this to impeach j tl.r r.oiir.i^e of i he troops they were patriotic they werebrave but it ac corded with the mtchiavelian policy ■ of hamilton to create a phantom and ; embody an army to combat it the where aru the spectres which the designing part of the federalists raised with regard to the temporary interdic tion of our right of deposit at this place ? they ar dissolved into " thin air and wafted from those perturbed spirits all is now hushed our beds ivi lonpjert.il ike under us ; our repose is tranquil and french bayonets have censed to haunt the coward imagina tion alas poor federalism with all its craft is unable to brutalifce the ame rican rtiind and drench tlie country in blood its sanguinary thirst is not to be quenched with war the nume rous rivers which run through the western country to fertilize the hind and minister to comforts are not desti ned to lie crimsoned with human gore poor luckless federalism is thwarted at every step and defeated at every pro ject ! the faction gnash their teeth and in " agonizing spasms " weep be ctuise the country is to continue blcs sej with peace order and tranquility kemurkey is no longer in arms — in rebellion against the government holjgobling with his merry attending elf , has danced off t!ie artificial stage to the great comfort of the women and cfvill'-en ! hunter is gone to new port eind the kcntuckians wisely converting their swords into plough hares have returned from the l camp to the cultivation of their farms but i kini apart — for the subject is , a sericius one the designing i the federal party have pursued undevia tingly their granil object — un energe ' tic government or one in which the few shjll govern the many in the j pursuil of this great desideratum no i adversity lias mitigated their zeal or diverted their attention from the ob jer.t prom the year 17i>l — the peri od of american apostacy from the principles of the revolution — to the present timet their efforts to approach it have bsenjunifonn and unremitting ' then tlie first violantattack wasmade j and ii'nr)t ili.cct.eii au certainly plan j ns.-d by alexander hamilton an un j fortunate an unconstitutional opposi i tion to the government furnished for ) the assault a pretext which was em ! , design was to cast an odium on our \ , institutions and to bring republican i 1 government info disrepute reverse the picture 1 he british i ' in 1793intrenchecl upon our sovereign j ty ; kicked us like t foot ball ; held our 1 forts and occupied our territory in j contempt of the country ; ctvptur j i ed our vessels with an insolence i unparalleled and in the face of the i world assumed the right to dictate j to us where we should trade & where j we should not i and what was then the j language of those who now essay i with uncommon seal to precipitate j the country into war ? peace peace ! | the trahquil lute was ever and ahnn sounded in our ears and yet hud • i not great-britain provoked war ? i had sl.e not violated the law of na j tions ? did not grothis and poffen \ dorll and barbeyrac and vatteli some ; j of whom have been superficially re . 1 fcrred to nn the present occasion lift i their venerable heads from their graves | i and cry shame on her ? nay were > i not the most lively sentiments of in i dignation manifested in the union a ' gainst great-britain ? yes yes ; but • litavas cruel to war with the mother country however much she abused us j with a government we so much ad : mired ; not indeed that war was bought :' by the republican party for they have been uniformly anxious to avoid ! jit but every measure pursued by i ' them to bring great-britain to a sense jj j of duty and of right was opposed by | the federalists with every faculty they .' possessed j i 1 , may be liii.iiilintii to the dignity of human nature that such motives should have nn undyinj existence and should pervade uveiy ire and every legion of the earth but however humiliating the fact itis not therefore the less true ; nor does it become the pride of man to qitestbn the wisdom of its existence v will notamrm that r.n omnipotent hei ig <^\ t pei mia sin to the existence of evil from any necessary connection it has with vir tue ; mt it ma uc safely said that to our limitted apprehei\mon the greatest political blessing ni>[x;ur often to spring firm a perpeu'iition of the blackest crimes braced with a zeal proportioned to the hostile views of the aspiring faction in an instant an army was raised to q'.mll indications of opposition which by the artfulness of the then secretary of the treasury were magnified into a rebellion of a nature the most formi dable and alarming it is no impro bable conjucture that the odious ex cise symstem happily abolished by the present administration was devi sed anil recommended by hamilton with u view to the effect it produced am which was contemplated to use the phrase of the adverse party the arm of government the project which has immortalized hamilton's hostility to republican institutions succeeded and secured to the party a taluable and much coveted triumph this victory was followed by a sup plementary attack on the vitals of re publican government the ri:;l\t of the people to assemble for the purpose of political deliberation was openly denied by the federal party in con gress who left no means untried to an nihilate it by a legislative act frcm the natioi.al intelligencer an estimate of the motives of those who are clamorous for tvari it was the memorable declaration : of a distinguished member of a tn bunal denominated paramount made \ during the last autumn that the pre sent administration were so deeply , i rooted in the confidence of the nation ' that nothing short of a most e:trnor idinary occurrence promised the least , prospect of success to their opponents this declaration wns nnrieby a fede | rallst pre-eminent for his talents to a ' j federalist inly eminent for his daily impositions on the patience of the en : i lightened body of which he is a mem her ft announced the existence of ' but one ray of hi>pe to federalism on j the political horrizon « france has ; obtained louisiana — the western peo ! pie will be alarmed at the transfer ; 1 measures will ensue calculated to in i crease an apprehension of danger | they will lock to the present atiminis i tration foi security it this is not ' prornply and vigorously given tlic confidence of the western country in the administration will perish 8c they ' will transferthat confidence to us and ' if it is given it will issue in war and i war wilt ruin them in either event i we shall pain our end the present ' rulers will be removed and we shall i | replace them y it is principally o beattributed to this ci r cum stun ce that liberty has never been more securely fortified thaii v thb time livery citizen has found that to preserve his rights as the christian his faith he must put on and unceasingly wear a strong armour and that his only safety consists in a constant readiness to repel aggres sion the voice of patriotism recom mends vigilance and itisin tl at voice tl>at these remarks have been offered 11 the greatesi destruction was ac cojnpii i it just on the appearance of the reinforcements — 1000 men have arrived part cf these landed at tiber t hi ; considerable fortes are expected and arrive doily '• the evil ih great and i much fear it will require a length of lime to con quer this unfortunate country the frightful malady that rages amqngst the troops is cruel and disubternus it muy well be called pestilential by the ravage which it daily makes the most mel&ncholly reflections have sei zed upon ihy mind and i grmly be lieve what possibly may appear asto nishing to you that we shall bi ibli ged to abandon altogether ihis coun try once so rich luxuriant and pro ductive _ ali officers belonging to ilic staff oi 1 english army in ttic west-indies bavc kt:rn ord&ed to repair to the res pective quarters with all posbible uis patch on this occasion as well as the one halifax n s.l feb 34 i on tuesday arrived here in 20 days from barbndoes the brii rover c;.p 1 t.iia freemen a great number of troops hud arrive i at barbadoes from ! kngfand under the commi nd of gi neral greenfield making a force in that place of 5,500 men vvhen < up tain freeman sailed 1 1 it mh battalion of the 60lh regiment were embarked ! for this place on board a large ship ' armed cm lute brigadier general be re s ford died at barbadocs a few days before rtic rover left that island positive order3 were received by the i commander in chief in the windward ! islands not to deliver upthe french wands unless the treaty had been be i fore the receipt of the orders cum-j plied with with regard to new-orleans the most groundless alarms were industriously circulated in this indeed t he party have been uniform judging that mankind are governed more in pas sion than by reason they fly to the re k'inns i.i fancy and romance and con ire up imaginary evils to terrify he mind into acquiescence in pro f*ctsol a nature the most injurious lay an evil of a determinate nature nd given extent exist they re commend m,-,t that they are deprived of power and adapted when they had : it measures much more pernicious than would t e the thing sei mingly ireaded if it really occurred this ii their invariable practice when they jve n peculiar object to k^'m will ! tirproi o their purposes ? nothing tft sd dignified so glori us so ch ■.< - . ing a . ;• wai like attitude , the sound of*the clarion ; the thunder of cannon the clanking < !' rords ; the '■ ii ' groans of mangle ' victims ooi u p ace i i coi ! w ith tnei vie ws ' -' ■■■ i'i itsi if aniial le ; ii -. the pal • nt <■■'■ vc i \ s iblunary blew •;. the halm '■ ' i ifti ■ is i oml ■ t ii everj soul ; toi ml with the pi ' sperity the r : - ' f •■■■•'■■ ui of our infupt republic '•'• i l '■■■■ ij :: ; i !• of ever federal ha wnjr.e of ever fi deral press it • a private letter from paris mentionb " that all officers of the fttnph army on leave of absence and dl those t that nation in the j-.uy iii spain havi received directions the former ir i i , their respect ize regiments imn ediati iv and the latter to return to france 1 for the purpose of serving their native land strange as this language may sound itv.iis uttered long before the meet , ing ol congress er the infraction of , our treaty with spain by the denial of ' ■ the rifjht of deposits i his language is a due to every i 1 thing thai has followed ii accounts ■ for the fei ned solicitude of the federal | members of congress for the people on i our western burden it explains the i impatience with which they waited i at the opening of the session the is ue of exec itive measures ; it explains | the rep at'ed atti mpts made in the i use of reprei nt&tives to sow mirj.i | ■ i ; . .! msy oftheir rulers ihthe j minds ol the western states it ex [ :■• ii • • ■• < a '.■ e invective be insolent i repraaclich of every procedure 1 the i gnvernm ut ; ii explains the bold sig nal exhibited from the s mac and repeated i oni every eminence in the . country where frdei ili»m pn vails to 11 " western \ opfc to seize the fii i moment tg plun e tl vi i and • tills is fixr.ci on as the b at of go vernment u we tlailj expect cien.ro clinmbeau appointed ronimiinder in chief by the first consul vj have ■ durable confid ni e in him bul i tremble at the apprehension that h w require a great length <■! lime if ever successful - et can il be \ o lible that the laurels oftfce gre tesi man on earth should wither and ilk i i fi re ihf vic torious arms of negroes aud l'iig five thousand 1'rilisl froo;<t in the frencn service 1 i.l arrived at ceno to embark i'or st domingo io0,oi i more wtre daily ejtpe ted for the same service great discontent pre vailed in the iirst detachment and numben deserted philadelphia warch 29 letters from denmark sf&tq that thv epidemic mala ly which prevails there is luppoted tu be the yellow ftvit imported from st dorrijnfo i hrce fourths oftlie town are ill ofthi diw-ase fourteen or fifteen die of i rijii v the in onsislcncy of tlifl feclqi ali»t j with rvspt 1 1 tn names ov party oppel 1 latiton is truly remarkable — at ic period the whole vh-tue and laleits i rested with those called federalist ii dot to be a federalist v.til from necei i sity 10 if a r«pral>ncan or a jacobin ; ji these distiaetiom ttrt the only ones 1 1 it the coirtt^ok-tbitnt and throughout h the dmifti.i ••'. '.-■: cc mi adams j 1 w i :» ii -.' ijia and <". «! l ral tlmtj ' and i i •••. : ■ t.-v i to t ink for — i i »• "^ : ' -- :■ i that it was pi : " i will not speak tr ynu „;■., . t com merce i is absolute r ,: ; there it no consumption hut in the wn where a great part of the people are 6iipp r ted by rati ns produi « . irt exorl ; - i tnrit p <.* es bemuse ib i < r.i ncj i i d r.fj source remains f r tleiiving ■!, i '. ' jeremic foi c iu ti and eh ui oi.c i rd ot the plain of cut tie iac for sugar tlic rr i 1 lginj bin :••.:■ ltd j pr'u e of blocks nt london on the 3 mari h at lo <■■' ! n k - <,■■ oli r i i 1-3 red ihut omnium 3 3 - • i is american stock — ■'■ per cent t 1 b per i em lofi ; ; ..!.' c • • cent 13 93 1 ; . • ■, i ; .. , ctnt f . *■'• ■ '■' ' i l - tt-nt - - b;iuk ■ --