UNITED STATES. CHARLESTON, December 21. Extract of a letter from Columbia. AFTER leaving Cliarlefton we jogged 011 cheer fully enough, considering the profped: be fore us. As you will naturally suppose, we pass ed through a variety of scenes, forneof thein (uf ficiently melancholy and dreary ; others enli vened by the appearance of well cultivated tarms and good buildings—it was not easy however to forget the places we had so lately left—for " Who to dullforgetfulnefs a prey, That pleafinglovely Charleston e'er resign d ; Left the sweet profpe&of its Hiores and lea, Nor cast otle longing lingering look behind ?" 1 need fay nothing worse of Columbia, than that it is in its infancy ; but it is easy to fee that a year or two will make it a very handsome and populous village, and half a century a consider able town. We are situated in the center ol a fine plentiful country, inhabited by a hospitable and industrious set of people. Buildings are every day ere&ing : a Printing Othce is nearly established ; aye, and we shall have gilded spires too after a while, notwitliftanding the sneers of certain gentlemen, who had better be fleeting home their topfails—ln ftiort, we shall do wel enough—ln the mean time, if you are not steel proof to all the feelings of companion and hu manity, I pray you to fend us some oylters. Building is carried on rapidly in the town ot Columbia. A letter received from thence fajs, that a liable which will accommodate forty horses, was raifedand nearly covered in one day. A licht-houfe is now building on Cape tear, which it is expea(is wifdoin and virtue, and for its objeifl the happinef? of all. The bugbear of high salaries, remarks another correspondent, may be fuccefsfully played off to alarm weak minds ; but men of retledlion and in formation well know, that the revenue collected from one of the large commercial States will be nearly if not fully fufficient to defray the whole civil lift of the Union. THE NATIONAL MONITOR. No. XXXIII. " Jea lousy of others is an index to our oarn tonduß or difpofttion." JEALOUSY is called a republican virtue : Grantthat it is.— Is it not notorious that under the guise of this virtue, there often lurks the mod bafeand unworthy species of low suspicion : Suspicions, that at one period of our affairs, so unhinged the pub lic mind, and so l?ffened all confidence even in our bell P a " lots > that it was next to a miracle we were saved from anarchy, and the fatal consequences that always result from a want of that honeity, which an overweening jealousy takes it for granted never does exist. Indifciiminate suspicion is the parent of those very evils, it pretends to deleft, and expose to the public indignation ; tor lo long as society exists, delegated power is the neceffaryconfequence- And if men do not receive appiobation for their integrity, the temptation to deviate from the pathsof honor and honeity, is great lyencreafed : A generous confidence confirms the servants of (he public in iuft sentiments—while a mean suspicion, fanttions, in their own minds, the knavery of knaves, There is a much better lifeguard to the liberties of the people pointed out in ourexcellent Conflitution than jealousy, and that is the eligibility of every citi zen, of every rank, to every office of honor or profit in the United States. Betides the spring to laudable ambition, which is lo in timately connected with this truly republican idea, every citizen is hereby formed into a Centinel, or Watchman, over the admi nistration of our political concerns—and every patriotic, and per sonal consideration is excited to deleft, point out, and ex pole to public censure, themalverfation of men in office : Having such an effectual fecunty for the fidelity of characters in power, insinua tions, or open and explicitdeclamations against government, lo lar as they arc founded on mere suspicion, mull be conhdered as the Ebullitions of envy, or a malignancy of disposition. The reft nude of those who have invariably supported the Lon ftitution of the United States, is abundantly verified in all their conriuft fubfequentto the organization of thefyftem. Uppolition has been starved ; and even envy itfelf, that immortal euemy to human happiness, has scarcely lifpedfier repimogs ; here and there some of her blotches have foiled the press, but the disapprobation of the people has immediately checked the inflamation, and the immature productions have died at soon as born. The people of the United Slates in contemplating their P"' rnt lunation, and contrasting it with that of the whole world betides, must observe with gratitude to Heaven, their superior advantages, ,ud while they feel that they are free, secure, ■""P^entand happv, thole rc'itlefs, turbulent characters who would disturb the u.inquiUiy of the States, by depreciating their government, or its iJmimllration—who by fomenting fchiims, distrusts and jea iousies, would throw us back into that humiliating, degrading and difttcfsful slate we hatefo recently extricated ourselves from, mull, and will be considered as inveterate enemies to the United Slates. There are many things in government, about which wile and rood men will disagree ; however, the abandoned and un principled onlv will ever advocate measures of confufion, when thev miss carrying a favorite point.-This criterion of conduct is an unfailing index to ascertain characters. It is happy for our coiintrv that cold water has been thrown upon the few instances of inveterate antifederalifm that h*ve occurred. The steps of the firft session of Congress were marked with wisdom, patriotism and independence, and received the general approbation of their constituents.-Is anV errors comm.t tcd they can bereftified ; but the recess has demonstrated that the people are fatisficd. The approaching session will therefore com mence under the highest auspices of public Confidence :an w K the obiefts that are to come into public difcuflion, are conleffedly important, complex, and of arduous invest.gat.on, our civ I Fathers must feel infpiredto prosecute the.rduty upon the princi ples of the conflitution with zeal, promtitude and independency . For they may with the fulled assurance rely on the support ot the people in every measure they may adopt, to strengthen the g - verriment, extend the commerce, encourage the agncuhure AND RETRIEVE AND ESTABLISH THE CREDIT OF THE UNITED STATES. N E W-Y O R K, January 6. The weather has been so remarkably mild, that there has been scarcely any appearance of froß in the earth this winter-Seve ral perLs in the suburbs of this city were yesterday employed " P w«hi." Excellency Governor John (Von is eletfted a Senator of the United States by the General Aflembly of the state of North-Caro- of a letter from St. Croix, dated Nov. 2J. "It is very sickly here—the influenza has af fected ever** person on the island, and numbers have been carried off with it, particularly ne groes many estates have 101 l from fifteen to thirty. ARRIVALS.-SEW.YORK. Sunday, Brig William, Harrifon, Curracoa. • Brig Pearl, Folgier, Cape Francois, 22 days. Sloop Union, Watson, Philadelphia, Sloop Anna Bella, Thurfton, Montcgo Bay, 42 days, Monday, Packet Dalbwood, Roberts, Falmouth and Halhfa*. Ship Hibcrnia, ' Dublin, 7 > davs Ship Experiment, Hudson, Liverpool, 46 days. Brig Margaret, Salisbury, Liverpool, 72 days. FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. MR. FEN NO, I HAVE observed in the two last numbers of your Gazette some llridturex on the indifcrinimate extracts from English papers, which appeal in the American publications ; and fomeperi'on appears to be offended that the scurrilous accounts of trans atlantic British scribblers, in fpe.iking ot 1 rench affairs, should be given to the public here. For my part, I have always felt interelled in the fucceis of our allies in their exertions to obtain a free Constitution, and in faying this, I {peak the senti ments of every American revolutionalill. The printers through the United States must realize that their interest is connected with pub lishing the mod authentic accounts : However, it is exceedingly difficult fortheyi always to dis tinguish between those that are fabricate dim po litical purposes, and those that are genuine—and being often in want of materials, the whole mas? of incongruities is thrown in. As the general sentiment of our countrymen is only to be collected from the tenor of paragraphs and speculations, which have reference to the concerns of the United States—it is hardly confid ent with candor to fuggelt that America is juilly taxable with ingratitude to her allies, becaul'e the printers inadvertently publiih British misre presentations of the affairs of 1 I hare been informed that many ol inhuman barbarities and murders, published in English pa pers, have turned out to be entire fabrications. If any persons on this fide the water, are pos sessed of any documents which would serve to ex pose the falfehood of such accounts—it cannot be doubted but that the printers in general would be glad to print, and the public to read such au tentic intelligence. CANDIDUS. NEW-YORK, JANUARY 6. Monday the 4th inltant was the time to which the Legislature of the United States was adjourned—a number of members o( both houses accordingly aflbinbledat Federal Hall, in this ci ty—the feat of the national government—but there not being a quorum they adjourned—Y el terday a fufficient number had not arrived and a further adjournment took place—The mem bers now attending are the following : - O F THE SENATE. The PRESIDENT, Hon. Mr. Langdon, Hon. Mr. King, Mr. Wingate, Mr. Izard, Mr. Strong, Mr. Butler, Mr. Dalton, Mr. 1 ew, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Henry. Mr. Schuyler, OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The SPEAKER. Hon. Mr. Ames, Hon. Mr. Scott, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Griihn, Mr. Foster, Mr. Brown, Mr. Livermore, Mr. White, Mr. Gerry, M r - s:°!"' r x Mr. Goodhue, Mr. Smith, (S. C.) Mr. Thatcher, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Partridge, Mr. Burke, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Huger, Mr. Benfon, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Boudinot. Mr. P.Muhlenberg, Mr. Grout, Mr. Seney, Mr. Floyd, It has been obfervcd that Americain the infan cy of its existence as a nation, appears to com mence its course with all those masculine move ments which diftinguilh States that have attained to maturity, in points which conihtute the eflen tials of Empire.—Europe marks our progress svith an attentive eye; and many of her kingdoms evidently copy our example, and form their le crulations upon our experience.—Others again,ex ?i cife the severest criticism in examining oui po litical condudt ; and in feminizing our works of genius, they exert the whole force of their difquifitory powers; every defedl is noticed with themoft acute severity—plainly indicating that they consider America as a rival, in e ™P» e * nolitics, and science. These reflections afford us ideas that are truly original.—The world hath, never before exhibited a parallel to the circum itances in which this young nation finds ltfeU nliced—How important then that we fliould feel {he true dignity of the station afligned us by Providence, and lupport our rank in the scale of nations by all those public ads of honor ami fidelity, which are the only basis of the profpe We°atc!dy ieel the salutary influences of the new government, Ihofe plans,wh.ch (hall eftabl.fh the public credtt upon a broad. a "The"ldeftgovernment upon earth does not appear to be more mm