,-7 I m' i t ffjft A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS*: [No. 52 of Vol. IV.] Wednesday, Nom fa ths <>AZt ri L of the UNIT&D STA TES, A PUBLICATION upon the enfuinp elec tion ol Vice-Prefideiit of the United States, under the signature of Lucius, has appeared in the public papers. The writer introduces the fwbj'tt with loine remarks upon the importance of the office and the necefltty of filling it with a pcrlon of competent qualification ; The only competitors wbofe met its he invtftjga r es and be tween whom he ittppoks «he decifmn rclis, are John Aaams, Esq. and Governor Clinton ; he declines a view ot the positive merits of the ref petlive candidates, and inquires only against whom there are the feweft exceptions ; ihefe he reduces to a finglc head, against each—To Mr. Adams, the prelum prion of his at tachment to a government by King, Lords and Commons : To Governor Clinton, Ins opposition to the con fh tut ion of the United States. —The former he conceives to be a serious objection and to remain in its full force ; the latter he concludes is done away by ihe amendments, and is at any rate the Icaft weighty ot the two. After magnifying the enr and dinmiilhingthe other, agieeabje to his vilhes, he concludes as if his premifej wen ful iy tttauii:*hr d ,* n«t if ttefc-fjci rd SrJiic s wjlVto prtferve their government as in its pre ion t form tle&ve and i i»ed in its powers they cannot hditate to decide in favor of Governor Clinton. This I take to be a fair ftatemeni of the publica tion in question. The mode he has adopted of ifcertaining the merits of the competitor is fin giilai ; inttead of contrailing their talents and characters, he takes a negative view of them and g : ves Imn the preference against whom lcaft is clj ct ■ri. Tii mode <»f inve (ligation is perhapsrhc least certain < any that could have been dijnfed i. v • iince nbfetved that scandal is a tax t: ' ir, n pays for his reputation ; an uni t( m of principles and com utt generally in 'f[' aches of malice and envy ; and a iru :: h ..in independence of cnara&er ofu i lubjt&s to obloquy and de tract i I Ih i .it pre font however wave a de velop<en ruir ch»-. elevs and a eomparifon of then merits, an> ; confine myself 10 what Lu cius has *dvanc? * To corroborate the obje£fcion against Mr. Adams he obf rves, 11 that his writings entitled a defenceot the American Confiitmicns and dil that an Amb. Ifj. or from the United S a;cs, of the firit iin prove rm ut and heft acquainted with the nature of their coniluutious, (houid write a book cxprtfsiy in their drt< nee and vary so much from.h s obj-£f to piorfucean eutagiiim cn a goveu.m >Hot Kug Lords and Commons. Docs this comfort with the principles of com- Tncn fen(e ? .Sutely Lucius nw{t have very de fcct.ve optics or his vision would be more per fect.—l can recommend him to a certain * ha ia6ier whose fkrll might bf of fervicc to hirti in ast con d ; hut I apprehend there is a weakiius oilu rwjfc than in his eyes, and beyond the reach of mctiiciuc, - r perhaps he claims in politics what a certain le£t claims in religion tbe inierprcuiion of texts by a certain l'ght with in, to which no other can have acc< Is or of «our(i: loan a competent judgment. But the gcntlemattobfervesjthat 44 if it cou'd be fuppolV d that doubtscx.fted upon this point,exiratis from those publications fbould be fumifln d and ex traGs only can be furnifbed lor this pu»polV. How part-.al, how ungenerous a way of judging ofonts fenti merits, to Iclt6i a few detached Sen tences trom ditieient parts of his woikj, and ■larftul :heir, in airay in defv rice of a do&rine *hich the author abhors. What cannot be proved from this mode ot scrutiny ? any fen'.i %nt whatever rnay be palmed upon an author this rate. It IS the pari of a candid critic to judge of a Vork in the aggregate when It- hazards a' gene »l opinion ol a writer; an;) the fame lult will Bold n, judging of the fcotnnents at an author 1,1 c'tmuiing the merit of his work. Theinjullice of the conftruflion put upon the flings of Mt, Adams will be evident to all Hhopeiufnhem ; the ehara£Kr of .he author W tbe prolefftd design of his works may have JWieinHursce with otkers. Mr. Adams was a "Wureot.ihe United Slateiand wainily attached otheintertftsof his country ; of irreproachable |■, c^ ri " ci » a strenuous advocate for ihe kri; 3 °' mt * n ani * af nong the firft in dif 't» " g i, pretensions of the Britilh Parlia- I S delegate to the tiill continen ( im(t?7 a '"' s enlightened re a fori and I IwZJT 1 comrit,ut «'- much to disappoint i ntaeiignj U our enemies and to encreafe the , «"»#« and confluence of our friends. He i fct , *.' rdl ambassador from the Uni.cd i'Mtee !° ° , rc ;' l P'"» cr ' liurope.-While !> tfee'om such „e enlnred h.m the [ afc»_, I 1 •"; < l l,a 'n'ai.cc a» a man, and their tdTi-ri aT ' f 88 * P 11 ' l offirer. The pro- Ifcant °' tl: * *" lm ß* wst 'O combat .lie Wi filTu"",'" B lhr wh °'e power of a State *kennLl K.p'efrntatives; this h;:d Ih* a ~ C 311 °' to the CfHiftuuLions of Z^.r' 0 " cs t Our author undertook Wein prop °'' d lo tw lnat a ba fetc is efT- f l! " 'be power of any "i" H ,K f>o< 'Rovernmrnt : toobtain ' e, 'K<i <h»t the plan uponwhich . ■I«dSt a . r » r P3 [ r °' ' ccolliiutionj ot the Uni- Wfcieh ha/k; °' nu<i ; '• m ",'e eligible than any thisWtxhifc'. l'° deviled ;to illuttrate ' 1 i,. ,V2r ' olls ß ov "nuienttin wbich WacipleiofUbciy fewqina|ly m ,^ uie rerrtgn'zed, with a particular view of (heir en - flruftion ; in which performance theie i& iron} laeraiur.. and politic?! knowledge than in any work which had then been published in this count)y the relult of his rcfearches is conform able to his aefign, and every rational ants earned examiner will acknowledge if.—Shall this be mad an olj-ftion to his re-olecVioh 10 the Vice. Presidency ?So lar from it, that in my opinion the Lnitf d Slates are indebted to him lor this aj well as bis other labors. I am not at prefiiK d<fpotal to fay much upon Gov. Clintons com petency to the office. Whoever ctoari-afa the two characters, either as men and citizens, pa triots, politicians, or men o! talents and inform, ation— must differ very widely from me in jud-r. nient, or decide in favor of Mr. Adams. As to the performance of Lucius—it bear* the genuine marks of its origin; it appears to It the effufioa of paity spirit intended to embariafs the elec tion by creating a diverfioii in favor of Gove.-, nor Clinton. Beware my countrymen of those temporizing ■ politicians, who under pretence of your inten d are seeking their own ccnfcqucnce • do not diftiuft thofe-'of your fellow-citizens whole virtue you f.>ve experienced ind ff w'hofi* talents you ar<_ fnlfifcienily sppnred. Though Lucius, like his prediiedor among th* Romans facrifice the di niciples of honor to the gratifica tion of his ainbitio.ii—like him I tt u 3 he will be difappointcd hi his di-Ggiis, and should he piufecute them the fame length meet a similar fate - ANTONIUS. Frem The AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER. PRO AND CON. Argumenti agninjl the Re-eleflwn oj Mr. Adams. First. HP**? constitution, and the J- spirit of* the people,are republican. Mr Adams is for a government of king, lorcfo, and com.iions. Second. Since the constitution was adopted, f.rce his eleffcion and oath to support it, his writing? have laboriously encleavorcd to dif guffc his constituents with- republican govern ment, ard prepare their minds for ?. govern ment of king, ! ords, and commons. Third. In his lat?ft writings he bar. declar- iugeilay towards a well ordered government, by which the whole scope of his writings, fiuce he vftit.?d the courts of Europe, Ihew •, that he means a government of king, lords, and commons. These objections, more particularly at the present juncture, when the spirit of monarchy is every where waging open or secret ar on the spirit of freedom, must fink deep in the mind of every true American. That they are founded in truth is well known to aii who have read the ieveral publications of Mr. Adams, on the fubjeft of government. The quotations from these works, in the excellent pieces signed Lucius y have denionftrated, from Mr. Adams's own mouth, that he is a decided adversary to republican government ; and if the constitution is to be,deemed the criterion of federalifm, that he is more of a real ope rative antifederalift, than any citizen of the United States, out of the party attached to the lame monarchical tenets. Arguments for the Re-t!e£licn of Mr. Adaju. First. The name of Adams l as been fub fcrib.d, along with the name of Washington, to the laws of the union—a circumstance of more real weight with an enlightened people, than any little difference between the repub lican principles of the one> and the monarchi cal principles of the other. Second. If he is hot re defted, it may be owing partly to votes iu Virginia, who, hav ing the good fortune to furnifh the citiren elected by all the states f®r the President, ought to have no voice in the tlettion of a ci zen of some other flare for Vrce-PreficJcnt. Third. Ifheiinot re-ele&ed, it may be owing partly also to the votes of Nortb-Ca rolina and South-Carolina. Now it hat been very clearly, as well as very kindly fhetrn, by the best friends to the dignity and magna nimity of thole states, that they ought to vote against their own republican principles; left they Ihould be falfely and impudently taxed with conforming to the opinions of other states. Fourth. If he is not re-elected, it will he tray what every man, who considers the fede ral conftitutinn as a proraifmg eflav towards a higher ought most carefully to (mother ; namely, that the people are in their hearts attached to fee republican govern ment, and can'rot be brought, by any art or management whatever, to give a direct or io direft countenance to the flavifti principles of monarchy and aristocracy. These arguments, in favor of Mr. Adams, are deduced from several late ftrifture* in the newspapers, and particularly from a very cu rious publication signed Marcus. They" will doubtless have all the influence t!>ey merit, on the fuffrages which are to decide the compe tition for the Vice-J?refid(jacy of the United States. . MUTIWS. 205 \O"N FES SO, No. 34. SoPl'H FIFTH.STRLU\ PH !L ADs L I'H! A 'IBER 28. I 2 . A7.EITE ~f the UNITED-STATES. NOT A BENE. A PUBLIC debt corrupts the people, and therefore it should not he loifved in a republic. Tiiis has been proved b\> terrain newspaper writers, and n dail.r proving in conversion. Bnt t'lii corr.-pting influence began on!v when the debt bj -.an to bave cie dit. Had the new Ongrefs 'r.ve let the debt alone as the old Conr.rels did, becaule they bad no funds, in a few years it would lave let us alone—we Ibould have had no trouble, and be at this moment out of all danger of beinf; spoiled and corrupted by a public debt. The virtue and purity of a government that %>uld thus have purged off this great mass of foul matter, would never hevenfter prove the worse for temptation, nor the worse for the wear. The conduct of feveial of tb? fiates had furiiifhrd the new Congress an ufeful les son-—yet the teaching, even of experience, I lla<i been loft upon that body. While the I states kept fhis giant vice of a public debt trie Conquering. Jo ,t of. tit? lav.-, the certificates did no more harm many cnips. \yasfuch a thing as fpeculatiort known it that time? Did any man buy certificates ill the debt was put in train of being provid ed for by (_.ongrefs ? Some persons pretend [scat Congress is not to be ncculed of entiling peculation, as they fay the temptation to buy vas greatest when paper was at the cheapcft, »nd in that state the price cf paper was the frioft fubje<st to fluctuation. Th;s, however, rannot be true—for the cry against specula tors, it is well known, began with the fund ing act. No clamor was raised against the states for leaving the debt unprovided, for, fuhjeiS: to lie purcbafed up by foreigner*—the from the nature 3rd number pt the certificates, was not remarked, nor the frequent fiinffling of the laws making the notes payable for land or taxes. The Secre tary perceiving there were 61 or 86 foi ts of paper, proposed to ha*e their, funded and re- j <luced to three only—the fx. per Cent, three f>er cent, and deferred stock. Y. r ho cannot iee iii this a fchernc to puzzle buyers autf fel- i x ;>en fpecuk.tors crept nut oi intn notes, ce caufe the darlcnefs favored them, and watched for prey. The ft ate Jaws, it is to be observed, were so few, so plain, and so unchangeable, that the holders of notes, the widows and or phans, like sheep in a fold, were feenre from the rapacious wolf. But the funding law has broke down the fence, confufion hair entered, the widows and orphans are eat up, the pa tience of the newspaper pat; lots is g»re, and the republican virtue of our country is going as fall as its lame and decrepit condition will permit.—lHnc if/a hcryvut!—Let the halcyon days oi'ftate power and slate simplicity come l again, and come quickly, before our money is ali gone, and the work of corruption quite ac compli jhed. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28 CVa Monday the 19th inlt- the following Me- morial was read in Congress. To the Pi-elrdent,Senate, and Hoa'e oi'Repre- tentative* of the United States. Tilt Addfsfi oj Ike People called Quakers. IT was the exhortation of the Apostle Paul, that supplication-, prayers, interceifions, and giving thanks, be made for all men ; for kings and for all that are in authority, we may lead a (juiet and peaceable life, ill all gocH'niefs a; d bonefty, for this is good and ac ceptable in the fight of God our Saviour; conformable wheTeto, our minds have been brought into a religions concern, that the rul ers of this land may purfuc such mcafnres as may tend to the promotion of the peace and happiness of the people. \Ve are sensible that the Lord's judgements are in our land, and being deeply aJefted with the diftrefled fituatioii of the frontier inhabi tants, we defn e a solid and careful inquiry may be made into the cause ; and are firmly persuaded that if the Counfei antlDireftion of the Holy Spirit is waited for and followed, the (Jivine bkffirg will crown the labors of those who uprightly eHgage in the work of peace. The disposition which has appealed in the government to promote pacifc mealvres with the Indians, hath we believe been generally acceptable; and as it is consistent with our religious principles, so it has been onruniforjn care to admonish and caution our members Rgainft fettling on lands which have notiee-ii fairly purehaferf of the original owners ; and as far as our influence extends, we mean to maintain this our ancient testimony inviolate, which from experience has been found effec tual to the prelervation ef peace with the natives, who, wi thereat hospitality, cherished and affiled our fapjjfithers in-their early fet tlemerit of this cowitry. \Ve feel cautious not to wove or.t of our proper line, kut being interefteij in Me wel :are of tills country, and convinced o t the ex pedience of further endeavors being used to eixyihrage tlx iwliaasto toive lor* aid with f ft * *-w< Moo [Whole No. 374.] a full rspraft-n'iti.m and flnf,-n;..nt of t K eir grievance*, and Mm every jol c;„.:v ,f 0 „- Cii " *" ti,e:r may be folly ir, v > fti.g ted J>.d re.novkl: v.c apprehend V „„rduty a;;aj» to uddrefs you on till* aSfling and im portant, <«-ca lion ; u V r a lielieft!-ar _nnrt ol ftriot justice will ever 1)3 a basis of 10, i-1 and laflins; peace. ,Wc refpeflfully £ji;, ra it thcfe tiling* to yoi r serious CO,indention ; earrteftly defiring'that through the influence of div ne vrdom on your councils', you may he made inftrumentnl to prevent the further cffnPon of human blood, and that the inhabitants may long enjAy the Oiefilng of a righteous government- Signed ip and on behalf of a meeting ap pointed to rep relent our leligiouj so. ciety in Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, Delaware, and part of Maryland and' Vitginia, held in Philadelphia the 17th day of th's nth month, I;<)2. [Here follows a refpeftable lift of names.] Foreign Affairs. L o N D O N, Stptember 16 23. A gentleman who left Paris 0:1 y we<aSurer. us that I he terriV • acc-vnt-en tailed in the London papers ot the cb e rUi] cruelties tranfaeled in that unforf-.oate ccpi. tal, fotar from being exaggerated, coijie ve ry (hart of the truth. That 6rr- pe .- we)e abfohitely murdered by one pretexted jury of twelre, fitting in one of the priron-. That three larae waggons were employed without intermifaon for fix and thirty hoitrs, in car ry! g the dead bodies out of Paris, and throw ing the-,it promifcnoufiy into a pit dug for the purpose. The stench caofcd by the putrefac tion of the lie?ds and limb; Scattered through the streets, was become intolerable; and plagoe. pefHetice, and famine seemed !talki::g on witß tremendous ft. ides to put an end to tho<e perform whom fire and l'word have hi therto spared. In Paris, the ramen as ufuaT, are amonff the most ardent in the difpfav of patriotic ac tions. Frci* five hundred to a tti-Mifard wjj-fc during ti.e whole day, in m.M.V »i.:- army. Tnis Service is entirely voluntary, and they pu~fue it with fleadinefs, which even the frequent applauses of the populace do not divert. The wives of many respectable per sons are thus employed. During the niaifacre on Monday fe'nnieht in Paris, an old man was brought into the hall,where a ibrt of tribunal was held in one of the prisons, accompanied by a young lady who had not quitted him for eight days. The man, who officiated as judge, upon feeing him, (aid to the people, " Innocent or guilty, it wilt be unworthy of us to fully our hands with the blood of this old man." A cry of " Grace, Grace,'' immediately arose: his young attendant fell upon his bofnm, and thev were carried home in the arms of the popu lace. At present it is a very dubious point, whe ther all the blood that has been died by many succeeding generations to unfetter the mind, has not been spilt in vain ; and the success of a criminal project-, whose extent infinitely fnrpafles what inoft people imagine, will not plunge the next tentnry into the (hipid fuper iiition and odious tyranny of the feudal ages. The Auftrians, since their polief on of the camp at Maulde, commit the utmcft ravages in the neighborhood of Orchies and St. Amand. On the other hand, the Postmaster of St. A mand, having been discovered in a treache rous orrei'pondcnce with them, has been cut to pieces, and his head was carried round the town £xtrH' B f of a. letter Jrom Lewes, September 17. " Upwards of $30 unfortunate emigrants were last week landed on our coast, who have had the fury of the elements to contend with, after escaping that of their countrymen. The Brighton packets, heavily laden with them, were driven by the winds far eafhvard of their ufua] trrci,and with difficulty made Hastings, Prevenfey, and Eaftbourr.e. At the former place 011 Wednesday morning "6, all Ecclesias tics, came on shore, among whom were, the bifnop of Auvranches, the dean of Rouen, and several other dignitaries. The bi/liop, with great difficulty, efcapcd from Auvranthes by the affillance nf one of his grand vicars, who, with one ofhis domestics, accompanied him to Rouen, where they were for some days con cealed. The populace however having dip covered them, they were again obliged to fly. They travelled on foot in disguise to Dieppe, at which place they arrived in the night, and took refuge a lew hours in an hotel. From thence, at the time appointed for the depar ture of the packer, they 1 .in to the sea fide, and as it was, providentially for them, high water, they we.c enabled to put off, and in stantly got out of the reach of the rabble, wlv» in one minute afterwards purl'ued them to tie ibprt. Thebifliop and his gland vicar were hospitably received at Hastings by the Rev. Mr. Whitear, who entertained them ti.'J Saturday, when they left that placc, for Loa* dou." a.L'jgi
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