Fur the Gazelle ef the Untied Staler.
To CITIZEN W. VVILCOCKS.
'TO let yoa know, fir, that there is
more impertinence th.ui truth, in" the
HiTttrtions daily made, that tlie Demo
crats cannot answer your late dogmati
cal addresses, I have determined to Itep
forward in the injured cause of my
friendly aflociatr?. And in the firft
placc, let me tell yoi|, fir, that it does
not become you, thus to insult the un
fortunate. Is it not enough that we
have been denounced by all Europe,
and fcrnjinized by all the branches of
the Legislature of the United States?
Called upon to open our doors, and
tn publish our secret electioneering let
ters, and other correspondences ; and
also to make known the names of our
iiflociating members,, together with tine
term of theii - refuleaee, vefpcctively, a -
mong us—l fay, is not this punilhment
enough, for all our real and supposed
crimes ?
1 answer, yes ! witness the neglect
of government to proftcute, or rather
to' persecute us any further, than by
telling the people what we arc, and
what we have done. And yet you,
dreadfir, have scarcely allowed us time
to breathe under these afflictions, be
fore you must add your individual buf
fets to those so unmercifully inflicted
on us by the Republican Governments
of both Hemifplieres. Is it to be won
dered at, that we are chop fallen in
Consequence ? But we have had our
day; and we yet hope, in spite of pre
, sent appenianccs, that this may be the
cafe again, in due time. And now fir,
to begin with your Camel, of which
:s you, perhaps, are included in the
application, we will not complain.
Next in order, I would notice your
aflertion, that had men bear sway in
our Clubs, and that thefc do continu
ally endeavour to run away with that
addle-headed "weather cock and tatterde
malion race as auimals, the People.
Pray Citizen Graveairs is there any
thing npw in all this ? As you have
quoted Script uie, do you not know
that Absalom killed the multitude to
answer his own electioneering purposes?
And did not Caesar, to answer his
ends, propose to divide the public
lands among the foldiets? Then, why
may not modern Democrats embrace
their oiun me rnj, by which to mount
the high horse of power, «r the chari
u! of fame ?
As my rival, I Ihould wifli for no
thing m«re than that yoii may go on
abuftng the ptople, by telling them the
truth—while I will praise their vices,
as well as weaknefles, to the very (kies.
And as we are both, unrttaiW/y,am
bitious, let us try who will win the race
for public favour—you, or I.
By experience, 1 find, that your mode
will never serve my turn, at leajl; and
I believe you may promise yourfelf as
much success, by telling a decayed rich
coquette, that (he is ugly, while fur
rtiundcd by hungry fortune hunteis
versed in all the art of flattery, as you
can by telling the people of their wcak
neffes.
For my part, I mean to aflure the
people (1 mean all within hearing) that
they are all " as wife as serpents, harm
left as dove*," beautiful a> angels, and
as " terrible as an army with banners."
Perhajs I may now and then state,
that all men above me in place are Ari
ftocray, and query whether a guillot
ine may not set things to rights, if
kept up u»til my ambition may be
gratified, by the mob's
Most devoted,
Moil honed,
Molt modest,
And mod humble servant,
A TRUE DEMOCRAT.
From the American Daily /ldiertijfr.
Melfr's, Du KLAf & CLAYPOOLK,
The resignation of Mr. Hamilton of
the important office of Secretary of die
Treasury, is ap event which has, (liot
withflanding the merits of hit fucceflor)
Caufe3 gfeat fortow to his fellow-citizens
in general. It is much to be lamented that
pecuniary confideratiohs flibuld have de
prived the republic of the eminent taltnts
of that celebrated Statesman ; but it it well
known that a small fortune and a large
family urged him to rellnqoifh a situation,
the emoluments of which id this expensive
eityi instead of being an adequate com-
did not prevent the annual en-
Crease of his embarraflments. Juflice to
his family cowpellcd him to forego the ho
nors of office, & to seek in forenfic labors,
ftiat aid which is dot only neceflary to repair
ftie ifyufy his fortune has sustained, but to
snake future proViiion for a numerous fa
mily. W&tlt a review is taken of the
♦try frgrisil and fplenrtid services this gen
tleman has at variotis timrt and in various
fuatiofit rendered his country j when we
fttoHift his military fcrviees during the
war, their important agency in feeur'ng
our independence —How greatly we are
indebted to him fortheconftitution, which
now secures to us 6\ir liberties, by his
talents in the firft inliance, in its formati
on, and afterwards in securing its adopti
on in the Convention of New-York, and
by his admirable Federa'ijl.—How much
wc are indebted to him for theprefervation
of our neutrality during the present dread
ful war, by his wif* councils and unan
swerable publications —How much we
owe to him the present prosperous state of
our Finances, by the excellent and judici
ous systems he established in the I reafury
Dtpartment —How much the happy ter*
initiation of the late infurre<3ion was at
tribntable to the firmnefs and prudence of
the measures wnich he was instrumental
in promoting —When we recoiled his nu
merous reports ou the finances of the ti
nned States which have been the means of
exalting our National Character and Pub
lie Credit beyond that of almost every na
ion on earth When, I fay, we take a
review of all these diftinrruifhed services,
will it be believed, that the man who per
formed them, was obliged to retire from
one of the molt eminent Rations in the go
vernment ; from the administration of
the finances of this rising Empire, to toil
at the drudgery of the tar to maintain his
family? Such however, is the fail: with
out insinuating that there exists cause ei
ther for individual or national reproach, I
will conclude with these consolatory re
fusions , —that although this great man
may be withdrawn from official station,
and absent from the feat of government,
yet that in cases of emergency, he will be
always within the reach of ion/ultation,
and that his energy of mind and extent
of genius will not only support him in the
arduons toils of the bar, but soon supply
him with a handsome competency, which
will permit him either to resume official
honors, or enjoy in the bosom of his
mily, the otium cum iirnitate. That this
miy soon be the cafe, is the wish of
THOUSANDS.
Far the Gazette of the United States-
Mr. Fenno,
HAVING read the lengthy Critique
on the representation of Cumbfrland's
new Comedy called the Jew in the Auro
ra ol Monday lafl. I cannot, from the
partial injustice levelled against some of
our favorite performers In that play, re
frain making a few observations : At this
period it i« the more neceflary as the pub
lic have not been for some time gratified
with the fair and irapartiil criticisms in
your paper under the signatures of " Tbt
Obfervcr" and " The By/lander," which
being candid appeals to the judgment o
the frequenters of the Thearre, have ub
dergene the tcft and received their appro
bation.* But left that public fliould be let
astray by the apparent impartiality, bu
disingenuous remark* of this modern Dra
maticus it is my objeil as well as duty ti
refute them.
lUCIil*
He begins with an Exordium on the
larjbips the tribes of Jews fuffer in Eng-
Jid f rom national prejudices.
laflchimif that" unfortunate people"
is he calls them, are in any Christian coun
r j so much tolerated as in England ?
He next relates the Fable of the piece
vhich he tells us is simple—this I am easily
nduced to believe from the very ftmplc
manner of the narrator. But " who so
cnowing as he who knows" Is it not harm
less to fufpeft lim—bimfelf a flayer ?
He then fays that the Characters are
(Irongly drawn that Mr. Wignell's
" manner anr! emphasis were remarkably
ippropriate" and immediately adds he
wanted "abetter acquaintance with the di
nes and emphasis, but wanted
the Dialefi to perfonify a Jew !
In his great wisdom he then informs us
that " Mr. Harwood (ha ha,) personat
ed the arch ftmplicity of Jabal the Jew's
servant [andj* I believe he 'is) with ex
quisite comic, tkis part considerably re
piece,"—h<w incomprehensible !—after '
telling us this play (hews the malU-rly pen
of 'Cumberland' of ' Mrs. Whitlock's ref
plendeflt talents in impaflioned Comedy,
that it went off with great Eclat', and a
gain' received with diftipgui/hedapplaufe!'
Hear ye si men cans—this piece is all senti
mental gloaminefj, was it not relieved by
Mr. Harwood's exqui/ite comicality!
He then wantonly plays upon his own
fufferings by feeling a difappointmeat in
Mr. Chalmers representation of Charles
that he was' defe&ive in dignity,' and
« wanting ia\ warmth,' and then by a more
cruel Jnvuch attributes those defers to in
disposition : Who has everfeen Mr. Chal
mers deficient—who has ever seen him
and not been delighted ? He builds not,
he shall not build his fame on my praise,
but who has not heard the celebrity of his
name lonj t're he reached the wefltrn
world ?
Mrs. Shaw a worthy and indefatigable
Afirefs lias not escaped him—but letjit be
known that this Lady has already ensured
the fuffragrs of the public.
He concludei by a chiritable innuendo to
the Managers, how the cafU of this piece
might be mended—that Mrs. Wbitloek
ftiould have the part* ofMr.Ratcliffe icr.if
this genius of literature be not a dramatic
Tinker I beg his pardon) the Managers
ought certainly to know befi how to diftr'--
bnte thecafts—but it seems his imaginati
on has soared to the veftibuleof Wisdom's
Temple and in pure charity I wifli him
fafe down again.
An unmanly reflexion was a few days
ago cast upon Mr. and Mrs. Warrell pro
bably from the fame ungenerous pen-
Mr. W. stands high in public faror and
Mr. W. is considered but as < vade mecum'
to fill a call oecafisnally, this is netefiary
in a Theatre and he merits great praise by
his promptitude to serve tlie public.
We lhall probably hear more *f this
Gentleman's dramatic lucubrations but he
is in the mean time reminded what Mon
taigne fays —
' • "be man <wbo shall dare to echo bis
o-'jun praise and detract tbe merits oj a
notber s vjcll eat nd fame, is one of tbofe
vile nothings that is a remove beneath the
critic fm of the jujl —the impartial and tbe
discerning.
THE EAR WIG.
CONGRESS.
HOUSS o» REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, February iz.
Mr. New, from the committee of
enrolments, reported the following
bills :
An aft relative to the compenfstiqns
of certain officers, employed in tlie col
r.age.
drawback on part of the cargo of the
(hip Enterprise.
An ad to amend t,he aft intitled an
aft making alterations in the tieafury
and war departments.
A bill for the reimbursing of a loar
luthorifed by an aft ot the lad feflior
>f Congrcfs, was read a third time ant
Mr. Coit ntxt moved that the houft
(houlri go into a committee of ihe whole,
on the report of the felcft committee on
the law» of the territory north-weft of
the Ohio. Thii wa» done, and the
repoit read. The chairman, Mr. Cobb,
reported the resolution of the commit
tee, to which the house agreed, and
a committee wa* appointed to bring in
a bill.
The house then went into a commit
tee of the whole, on the bill to provide
for organizing, aiming and disciplining,
the militia of the United States.
The firft clanfe of the bill was ii
these words :
Sefl. 1. BE it ena&ed by the Se
nate and house of Reptefentatives of
the United States of America in Con
gress aflembled, That from and after
the palling ef this ad, the militia of the
United State* (hall be com po fed of all
able bodied white male citizens of the
refpe&ive Hates, refidert therein, who
(hall, refpeftively, be of the age of
twenty years, and under the age of
forty years. That the said militia {hall
be divided into two clafTes, the firft
class to be denominated the fcleft corps
of the militia of the United States,
(hall be composed of all able bodied
white male citizens, refpe&ively, who
(hall be of the age of twenty years, and
under the age of twenty-five years.
The reserved 'corps shall be composed
of all able bodied white malt citizens,
refpe&ively, who shall be of the age ol
twenty-five years, and under the age ol
forty years : Provided, That in the
choice of officers, cither of the fele<9
corps, or reserved corps, np refpedt fhal
be had to the limitation of age aforefaid
the foregoing regulations to be fubjeft
however, to the exemptions hereafte
fpecified.
It was mored to strike oat this clause.
Mr. S. Smith did not know the ftatc
of the eastern militia, bur that of the
fosthern states was useless for the pro
fefled purposes of the institution. The
officers would not have marched them,
during the late infurre&ion, if it had
not been for a general idea that there
would be no refinance. This extreme
deficiency had made several gentlemen
reflect on the absolute necessity for a
pioper militia. By the present law
you will have an hundred thousand
young men with arms in their hands,
knowing how to make use of them.
They will, by rules laid down in this
aft, learn not only their exetcife, but
the efiential duty of taking care of
themselves, of cooking and of lodgng
themselves. From the want of this
knowledge, the militia in tl c revolution
fuffered much, iitid carried home from
the camp contagious difeafesthat swept
off whole families. What would be
the behavior of Britain, if she knew
that you had anhundred thoulknd young
men well armed ? She would not flop
your (hips on the seas, if she knew that
the states to the east of Hudson could
instantly march thirty thousand men in
to Canada. Spain, on the south fron
tier, would be equally cautious for fear
of the miiitia of Kentucky and the sou
thern states. There would be no need
of ever pulling a trigger. The minis.
ten ef foreign powers would inform
them of your internal strength, and they
would be fufficiently careful. Every
body wiH tell you that the present time
for training the militia is too Ihort. Ir.
stead of four days, Mr. S. Smith fup
pafed they *would recommend eight.
At present the day of exercise conclud-
Ed with horse-racing', cock-fight injr,
and wrestling. Since the end of tne
late war he had conceived a.plan of mi
litia on something ef the kind that is
now before the committee. In the war
he had seen much of militia, and always j
very defective. He had formerly seen
the eastern militia. They were not
good soldiers, though they were excel
lent materials for making them out of.
He was particularly interested that
this clause should pass. The govern
ment must either have a good militia
or a Handing army, for the prefeht mi
litia, at least in the southern itates, do
no not deserve the name ; a militia was
more agteeableto republican principles.
He endeavored to prove that the reso
lution was economical.
Mr. Sedgwick observed, that two
systems prefcnted themselves to the con
fideratiori of the committee. The firft,
that of compelling every citizen capable
of performing the dutie» of afoldier, to
arm himfelf, or to teceive arms, to be
in readiness to be called forth it defence
ofthe country. The other, that of fe
ledling a part of those capable of per
foiming military duties, and to have
them educated and disciplined in such
manner, that fhey should be firft called
forth, and in some degree prepared to
adl as soldiers.. He had the honor to
be one of the committee, which had re
ported the bill. He did not intend to
pledge himfelf at present to vote either
Sot or agai?ft the principle of forming
a feleft corps. But he would take the
liberty of flaring to the committee a
few ideas which ought to be taken into
confideiation, to form an estimate of
the merits of the proposed system.
There, were, he said, no accurate data
from which the propoled system could
with accuracy be computed. He was,
however, induced to believe, the pro
posed feledt corps would amount to
120,00 D. Gentlemen who know bet
ter than himfelf, had informed him,
that their arms & accoutrements would
amount to ten dollars per man,
Making - - 1,200,000
Their clothes to twelve dol
lars per man, - 1,440,000
The rations excluding all
except the time while in
fertice in the field, would
amount to 2,400,000,
which, at ten cent* per
ration, would be 240,000
Add, for extra expence of
cavalry, tent», Sec.
The value of the time was
tot indeed to be paid out
of the treasury, but It
was a lofsto the produA
ivenefs of the public, and
not less than four dollars
for tach man, 480,000
3,390,000
He would admit that the public fa
culties were equal to such an exertion,
but whether the utility of the system,
would compensate for the burden to be
endured, was for the committee to de
termine. That the eltimate did not
exceed the truth, experience if it ftiould
ever be had, he believed, would verify.
To put this system in operation would
then the firft year, be equal to a con
tribution of 3,390,000 dollars. This
it ought, however to be observed, would
not be the annual expence, for the va
lue of the arms and clothing which
might be returned, after deducting the
wear and tev, ought to pass to the
creditor fide of the expenditure. There
were some other circumltanccs which
would refolt from this system, which
had occurred to his mind as necclTary
to be considered. The loss which the
community would sustain, by interrupt
ing annually, for so conliderable a por
ti°* time, in the most profitable and
produce period of life, all the neccf
fary and nfeful occupations of labour,
would produce efFe&s worthy the ma
ture reflfdtien of the eumrpittee.
lii Spnrta the only country where an
attempt had been effe&ually made, to
create a whole community of foldicrs,
the exigence of slavery rendered labour
difgraceful to Citizens. They were of
course very unlike the yeomanry of
America; whose labour is equally ie
quired to continue their virtuous habits,
and to promote the happiness of our
country. He would not declare that
the alteration might be not beneficial,
but he had no hcrfitation in pronounc
ing, that it would produce a new itate
of society. Another copfideraiion he
would suggest to the. deliberation of the'
committee. It was, he believed, im
poflible to calculate what effect on the
simplicity and sobriety of the morals of
the rising generation, n-ght be p.odu
ced, by congreg.ting, in large numbers,
youth without experience, unreflrained
by that controul to which it had been
habituated.
Mr. Lyman Tindic*ted th« Military
ciiaraftef «f tin
ic:ts.
Mr. Hillhoufe feaied the
[ZT"7 from
thousand young men. Some of , hr
would h. journeymen ; othcr .
married. They W «„M b ,.
leave their employments ; and lo.'e th,
cultomerg, who, in their ahfe„ C(; '
employ others. The militia had be,"
»ery ufeful in the last year . Th,.,
Burgoyoe. Mr. Hilthoufc « as feti s |
ed that if any other pjwer attacke
America with regular force*, it wou|
be found requisite to defend he,
the fame. No militia could f, !pp i v A
placc of Regulars, when attached b
troop, of that kind. The prefix ]J.
would have a very bad effect on t|.
I morals of youth. It w0,,),) be yvrop
to have an a, my all of young men f ro ,
the a ue of twenty to twemv-five
would be better to have feme old m
among tliem.
I k Pa & C f " red »*" the expenc
would be enormous; and that it wo U j
be difficult to teach a militia the Hi
lary d.fciphue very exaflly, but if once
they camcn fight of an encmv, a„d j
w r ,CC tke 7 soon learn it
Mr. Irvine said that in his pan <
the country, besides the four days i
miiflering there were usually two c
three days of preparing as the Swe<
hearts of the you.-.g men usually atienc'
r , ,n, W that lhc E cnt hrnan w „
spoke lafl had been in the service, bu
he could natguefs wheie I,chad !»icic
up the information that eight or te s ~
hours in the neighbourhood of an en.
my's Camp would make a ifian a foldiei.
If some thing is not l'perdily done, w
fliall be in the fame fituatibn as in 17-.,
when the country depended entire!
for discipline on the Britilh officers win
had retired from fcrvice, and 011 th-
Sergeants among Biitifh deserters. H
was in favor of the resolution.
Mr. Vv adfworth had been one of th
feieft committee on this bill, and i
might therefore be expected that k
should have something to lay about it
He that the feriion wouki nt
be (tricken out, because it is not pei
Though one of the cmiimittei
he did not like the whole of the fyftet •
reported. «' But Sir," said Mr. Wad:
worth, " there never was a bill report
" ed to this House, which was so per
at not to requite modification
" If the question before tht committee
" were whether this report (hall all go
" into a law, I would rote against it :
" but I believe the principle contained
30,000
""hrthr feCttoinßTTJe'aCTbluTrTy need
" fary for the having inch a mihtl]J|j
" may be ufeful lo corre6\ any fcddei
" infurre&ion, or any foreign enemy
" Much has been said of the late ex
" pedition against the western infur
" gents : but was this the militia of the
" law? No, Sir! In every state but
" one, from which they were drawn, i
" was not the militia of the law drawi
" out by the militia law. It was avu
" lunteer militia, influenced by thcii
" feelings, or by private bournirt, ii
" favour of government." Mr. Wadf
worth here alked'what a government
has to boall of with such a militia ! It
it fafe for any government to rely on
private individual influence to protrfl
it against its enemies, whether foreign
or domestic ? No! It it dangetous.
The fame influcncff may be turned a
jfainft the government. If the present
loose militia law lias, and Mr. Waelf
worth said Shat he knew it has, produ
ced a good m/litia, it
has not done so here; nor indeed ir
any but a veryXmallpart of the Bwtec
States. If the clause is ftnick <>ut,
we give over every hope of mending
our militia law ; and we mtill remain
as we are, in a loose deranged, uncer
tain situation. Mr. Wadfworth did not
by any means, approve the modification
of this bill. He did not with for lial
nor even a third part of the number
which this bill would place in the felc<?
corps. The a&ive militia in the lat«
expedition might be boafied of.anr
have great merit, but they were no
brought into the held by the law, but.
were the militia molUy of volunleei*
or of private influence. The govern
ment has great obligations to them, hwi
the militia law, as it now is, would »o
produce an army ; aHd if it remain*
the government can hope little from it
but in any extremity mult on
militia of private influence. Mr. Wad I
worth wished that the clause rtiigb'
(land, and, as in all other bills reported
to this commitfee, that flich anw-'-
ments be made, as to put ttirß®
verumcnt it pofieflion of a force winch
can he relied an, and not to remain df
pendent on a force of individual infli
ence.
Mr. Tracy w« again ft ftiikwjf
the clause. He imr< t ;i»<d thai it w">»''
be givinjj lip ail pi'etencf to * reform*
t ion which was iiiucl»'wanted.
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