Gazette of the United States, & daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1800-1801, August 23, 1800, Image 3
When your worthy friend Mazzei ar,<l yourfelf were riding together one day, tic ooferved his fafprife tint t' e people, of this country, fuffcred their public buildiigs to go to decay, at the Cirhe (ime pointing to a Church w ich was falling to ruin 6. Yon anlwrred ' certa illy it was good enough for i'.im who wis bom in a manger" his feptiment may suit the PhUvf-phcrs r,f France a'd if may hive pleas dthe ear at your friend Mazz i ; but I by yoHr fellow citizens it will be coii'idtrtd as blasphemy. I troft they r.ill think as I do, tha tht man who would utter such anexptefiion is unworthy to rule over them. Indulge me Sir for a mom nt, while I sketch the outlines of that charafter you might have fupporred with your fellow-citi zens and which you have forfeited by your iniquity—contrail it with what you now are, and I dare aflert a momentary bluth will ■fuffufe your check. Favoured in a profufe manner with 'the richest gifts of ti.ture, you early in life as sumed a conspicuous Ration, and engaged in the cau.fr of liberty which your country was ftrugglirtg for. Refpefted for your ta lents and beloved for the feivices you 'en dered her, your country call her eyes m you as ane of her firft patriots and mod il ' luflrious of citizens—the bigheft public fla tions to which am ition could aspire, (he would proud'y hav- conferred upon you ; and when death (hould have deprived her of the services of him, to whom all the w, rid did homage your cauntr men, 'tis pro bable would have urianimoufly raised you to tha dignified eliair, v/hich you are now meanly driving to attain by the help of tra tors, foreigners and the moll worthlef* part of America. But behold the fad r* erse ! having formed a base co nedlion with the Phi ofopbert of France, you deserted every honourable companion ot your earlier life to associate with men deftitutc of every prin ciple ai d refpeflability and who like hun gry wolves watch ev. ry opportunity to prey on the vitals of their country, As every exertion that an ambitious mind could make, and every vicious means that depravity could fugged have been employed by yo r friends and by yourfelf to elevate y< u to the Presidential chair if there is a m"mt t ltrf- for r fk'ili'-,', I dvife you to panic and t..ke a view of a pifture of those fc .1 ,-s an cruelties w'ich wII charafterife your admit iftration ; a piflure drawn from the puo ic life of h m , hi by the fame means a d tiarty I as mounted to the Gov etnm hi of Peniifylvaria He hasonyful fi led his duty as a jacobin and . fied up to the 1 ,'irit of his party. /s \ our friend we m y naturally suppose there will be resem blance in anions as there is in character.— If your heart is tenderer than his, more the pity for you. Hr has exp f d the system of Jacobiuifm, aod v u mujl aft up to t ; your compassion must be turned into haid ness of heart, and he feelings of your na ture accommodate themselves to the feelings of your party. How nobly does your friend ail ! He can listen to ihe wretch who knocks at hi- door for pity -unmoved at his com plaints f. r tl'.at mercy which has fled with the winds. He can bear the lisping infant cail o his fathe- "for bnad ; the parent sue for the office which once provided it, and unfeelingly reply. " I will teach you and your' babes to Harve " N He can hear with the exuiiing pride-os a tyrant co cemplating his pQwer ; the groans of a dying officer cal ling on God to protest his wife a d children whom he: had robbed of their pittance to gratify the av rice us a son. Oor Gtrvornor " is a friend to republican 'institutions ; v yet I undreds he has turned from office, becaufein the freedom of fuf fr 'geth y voted''againft him He has de clared hirtifelf the (iovernor of the J cobin party by denouncing half the (late for apos tate whigs, tones, British merchant? and expitlarits of offices. He has made one thief a jullice of peace and the other a ma jor-general. All thef things fir, you mull do s the lie-id of that party ; it i rxpe&ed of you". *1 op dare not refu'f' and will not fay how far th y will accord with your in clinatioi s. The spirit of Jbcobinifm when it seizes on a man i:itoxicates and bewilders him H' is.hurrjej 4 pu 10 extreme#, for which, oftentimes neither,his mind or his temper qua ify him for however vet-emous the hratt,lhe ue; ves will sometimes refufe their office, and thereby prevent his reaping l that full harveft.of bru'al pleasure which keen revenge had ravenously expefted. This, fir, I fupp Te to be yi.ur carver ; you will fret away your peace of mind, perh ps your life, in fchemcs of Jacobinic ambition, while the imbeci ity of your temper will baffle your ef forts to execute them. ' From John Russel's Commetcial Gazette. THS CHARACTER OF GEN. ALVXANDER HAMILTON, CONSinF.ftF.B AND VINDICATED Calumny and abuf- have been always the reward?, and rp.uft forever be the prices, which men must pay for diilinguilh-d talents and services. Envy never assails mediocrity, an'd mean fpir.ted jealousy does not goad il felf vubur fairii..—When a military and political e.tglc, like Hamilton, purities his elevated course throtigh the utm.ofphere, the Irfft-r trices of the feathered creation forvey Ivis lleadr, lofty grandeur,, with an envious afnd repining fp:rtt. Few men, I believe, have experienced move mean obloquy, 1 more rival jealonfy, mere h:i rtd, aid mo it cowardly fear (the invariable homage to uncalled talents) than this fii ft financier, and fit ft soldier, in the United States. Although he has retired to private life, and solicits no office in the power of'tlse go vernment or people to beftnw, yet it has been the falhion of late, in public and private, to vilify and thii cleftrving and dif ungiiillted public servant. It is in my opinion immpr&l for any man who has wicnefled his fei vices, arid who be lieves in his purity,'to be a silent fpeftator, .without attempting to refill this ungrateful and flmderous torrent. With a heart, warm, ass ftionate and re fpeetiul to one of thegreateft and molt dis interested patriots of our country, I regret that my pen is fu illy qualified t«ijdo liini jus. tice. But it is the meed of gratitude and of an honest foul, and as such it will be ac ceptable. I propose to corfjler the di rges which have resulted from the vindi&ive malice of his enemies, and then to recapitulate his claims on the gratitude and affv&ion of his countrymen. ' he firft and the mo ineft tales of which I fliall take notice, are the circumstances of his birth. Miserable indeed must be the f-ul of that man. who could descend so low for materials to {lain the reputation offo brilli ant a child of genius. I should have efteera ed the charge as beneath the notice of eve ry liberal u an, if some, whose education and refinement ought to havs tafight them better, adlua'ed bj narrow and cont:a£led prejudices, had not ransacked the annals of golfiping slander, to tarniih the well earned laurels i f this distinguished citizen. Docs it conlidwith the republican notions, which these mm pnjjefs, Co make it a reproach that Gen. Hamilton wan not descended of a pat rician or noble family ? that he cannot trace a long line of illullrions ancestors. who have spared him the trouble of deeds to render bis name immortal ? Is it a d.fgrace that he Cannot, like some of his ca lum iators, boast a father, dear to liberty, distinguished for eloquence, and from whom none of these precious gifts have defcendtd. To the minds of che truly liberal and inge nious General Hamilton is tht greater for having been the founder of his own family, the crtatorof his own fame. Without rriet.ds, without fami y conceding without the ordinary aids which the young men into co'iftqmnce ; he has eftiblifhtd a name, envied by his rivals, dreaded by h s enemies, beloved by his friends, refpe&ed in other nations, and which will be honoured in other times. The next charge is that General Hamil ton is an alien by birth. the o.ufe of such a char cter need no other support tha i that of t uth Any country may be, and after his cuath any cou try would be proud of having give birth to such a titiz«n. But did parly virulence, or perfoual rancorr, ever feted such miserable weapons of defa mation ? Hamilton came to America at Jour years of age—here he was educated—here com menced liis intelleflual aflifhnce—here he was, with a million others, made an Ameri can citizen, when the nation firft fprSng into existence by the declaration of inde pendence—here he fought our battles during the revolutionary war, with the reputation of a soldier. Was it conlidered a reproach to Lee, to Stuben, to Fayette, to Iredell, to Morris, that they were aliens born ? Yet these men came here with the prejudices of Europeans. When was the period to have doubt d bis fincerity T --twenty years since, when his breast was made bare to the bay onets of our enemy ; or ten years ago, when listening, Senates hung with rapture on the eloquence, the virtue, and the cor rectness, of his official reports ? Is it a new discovery which s< me federalifts have made, that Hamilton, the father of the public cre dit upon which they now fubfifl, is a'.fo reignerby birth, and therefore unworthy of our confidence ? Let such men blush for the narrow, contratted policy which governs them. But; it ie alle.'ged against Gen. ffami/un, that he is an ambitious man I with ihofe « ho accuse him would manifeft their ambi tisn in ihe manner in which he has done. Ir.ltfad of caucus and town me ting haran gues, to court and fccure a fleeting and fa ding popularity—in place of that coaxing, wheedling, wavering system of profeffions and praft'ce, calculated to obtain place and coufequence, we Itould fee the preferviwg their countrys good unmindful of the whist. ling storm of pppular fury, so fiekle. so in conilant. Ambition hat been generality manifefted by an ardour for power and place ; it lias been marked with strong and icgib'c charaflers ; it is restless, impatient, bold, a flu mil g and unprincipled ; it ha» made its principles al*ay3 fubverfiient to its end ; it has always courted the peo ple, or intimidated them, frequently both : in a religioui ?ge, it aflumes the fanatic ; in an atheitlical or i• period becomes a Mazzeian p ilqfophcr ; in a warlike age, it flruti a he o ; in a pacific and commercial o ne, it plays the ceconomift and peace ma- k er - COLUMBUS. Hamilton, by the execration of his enemie*, and the adoration of his friends, is evidently placed second to no man in point of talents—Yet what have been his public honors ?—Has he ever been a candi date even for the Vice Prcfidency ; —Has he ever courted the people, to abuse them ; Has he been accommodating and supple in his politics; Has he not, to preserve his official reputation, nobly facrificed his po pularity ? Has he not been more folici'.ous for honest fame, that fame which is irnper ifhable, becaufe°t is the result of noble and disinterested deeds, than for place, power, titles «T property, the vulgar ambition of f rdid inrnds ; Is he r«w begging for office, wooing the people, soothing their prejudices, Is he an egotist, a vain glorious man ? Does he c mplain of public ingratitude, and of his public services and fuffering in the cause of the people ? No—his offices have been toils without honors, and without rewards; and he has retired ■w-.thout any other emolu ment from them, than a reputation which a diaitta could * ir,t purchase. If he is am. bittous, it is dn ambition, of a hew, and superior species—it is an ambition, u'eful to his country, and worthy of bis talents and virtues i But it is alledged, that . Gen. Hamilton is a cunning man and tin t itriguer. This charge hss been frequently reiterated, and by some whose opinions ought to have weight with their feHow cftizens, if they were not under the influence of improper pr judices. Political enemies and political rivals are very apt to bestow this epit/iet upon their difhnguifhed opponents. If a man's superior talettts procure him their ne lefiXv weight and influence, they give him credit for intrigue, because they are too mean to acknowledge his superiority. To 110 man, more than Jo Gen. Hamilton, has this quality been more frequently or with less jnllite applied. His failings are on the ■ ppofite Gde. To the ingenious franknefs and openness of his chara&er, is he indebted for that wonderful (hare of unpopularity which has always accompanied him. Open and undisguised, he has always been habi tuated to call things I»y their proper names ; and to the little tricking arts of chicane and popular legerdemain, he is an utter stran ger - . ! No man had such a knowledge of charac ter, and luch a detestation of art and in trigue, as our illufhious Wasbipgton. All his confidential friends,in war and in peate, were men of open, frank, decided charaders ; and among them all, in his federal admini stration, Hamilton flood foremaft in his confidence. By his influence, he was ap pointed second in the command of our ai mies ; and the pretence is known to be false that Washington charged him with intrigue in supplanting the amiable and generous Kncx. In fine, to the enemies of government he his frer-n a {harp two-ed?ed fwoed—to the Federal Government, a firm and durable pillar—and fhotild his country be invaded, he will be an impregnable bulwark. I fliall ct'sfider the other charges agair.ft him here after. NO JEALOUS RIVAL. Gazette Marine Lift, PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. Arrived at the Forty Yesterfijj Ship Lavinia, Stephenfon from Liverpool, palTtge not known. Sloop Mary, Smith, Tobago. Sloop Schouchofe, Penrofe, prize to the Philadelphia cspt. Decatur. Schooner Eagle, Davij,, a prize to the Experiment. Sloop Fox, Dier, Richmond, and (loop Polly, Str.ifton, do. returned for ex amination and permitted to permitted to pro ceed. CLEARED, I Sloop Edward & Samuel, Tatem, St. Croix Ship Alexander, Davy, From Trnxilla, last from Havanna, 14 days, has arrived at New c iftle. Off the Mantanzies was ftri£\ly examined by the (Quebec frigate and difmifled. ( Ship Hope, Edmonfton, from Jamaica, is below. Brig Express, Gardner, from Antijua, is below. \ The greater part of the targo of the Da nish (hif> Muhlcnfels has been condemned at Halifax. Ship Adriana. Fletcher, was at London the 1 ft, and was to fail for this port the 8-.h July. Ship Manchester, Brice, from hence, has arrived at Bristol. Sloop Mary, Lewis, from henct to St. Bartholomews, is taken by a French priva teer, and sent into St. Martins. Ship Ann 8c Hopty from Canton has arrived at Providence, Ft. Il Brig Lion, Jones, 14 <kys out from An tigua to this port was spoke Aug. 17 BALTIMORE August 21. Ar<ived. Sloop Robert and James, Dickenfon, 29 days, Martin qne. Ship Hercules, Baker, 39 days Madeira. Left then the so 'loiv't tg vejjtls. Ship Commerce, Rockwell, of N. fork, to fail in 5 days. July 19, lat. 32, 46. Jl, 29, spoke Ursu la, Wiggins, to Hariford. August 3, lat. 55. 54, long. 63, 13, spoke a brig from Portsmouth, to Tobago, with lumber. Lat. 33, long. 72, spoke sloop , capt. Darrell, 4 days from New- York bound to St. Thomas. Saw a ship, two brigs and a schooner following in the Capes. NORFOLK, August 16. slrrivcd. Sch'r Eclipse, North, Bermuda Ship Frederica, ——' Sr Croix Chared. Ship Eliza, Perry, London Sch'r Ores, Lisle, Antigua Sch'r Chloe Anne, Canby, Jamaica Brig Currier, Reynolds, Grenada BOSTON, Angoft it In long. 15, was boarded by a French privateer (hip, and treated very politely ; observed they flwuld not molest unarmed American vefTels. She had been out twen ty days on her cruize; and h d captured four Engli(h veflels. The captain of one was put on board tht Dolphin, and is her reached this port. August 17 Arrived, the Pilot schooner Little Dick, fix days from Halifax. Mr. C !e. the mas ter has favoured us with the following lift -'••• ■' ' ' I of American vefFela laying in Halifax tar bopr : Shi > Brutus Rutherford, of and from Newbury port, for the Havanna, la dened vrith timber a; d provisions, taken 80 hours after she failed. She is a new (hip. (Another lift than that we copy, fays, this vessel .vvas.fuppjfed to be tq ipp-d to be fold to the Spaniards) hip mington, from Ptovidtnce for Hamburg, with Havannah sugars; brig Sally, Dawfon, of Philadelphia, irom Batavia homeward, taken within three days of htr port Sloop Little Charl tte. Cornell, from Brill 1 for Leghorn, ladened with Havannah sugars (The other lilt fays, th s vefTel went from the Havannah for Bristol. where (he landed part of her fngar and. took it in again, and failed for Bilboa -She was taken on fuf picion of the cargo's beii g.S'panilh proper ty ) —Sci oonei Diligent, Spinney of Port f mouth, from Martinique tor Bolton, iaden ed with sugar and molaffcs. (The other lift fays, tin's Tefl'el was captured because she ha.l on board articles not allowed to be brought frcrm the British Iflar ds by neu trals ; and was like wife to be condemn*- ed ) Two Ichooners have been condemn ed for trading in the haibuors of Nova Scotia contrary to law. One was comman ded by Captain Huxfmrd of Boflon. A number of American veflels have been sent into the different out ports of Nova- Scctia ; ft. veral American vessels are lying at Halifax which have been Condemned ; some are fitting out a: privateeers Ihe cargo of a ship recently condemn ed, which belonged to P iladelphia, is es timated at 150,000 dollars. It appears that this ship formerly belonged to Philadelphia, and was captured by the French and sent to Guadaloupe, where she was condemed A gentleman belonging to St. Thomas, pur chased, and brought her to that Island, where she became a Danish bottom, and was manned with Danes. She took in part of her cargo and proceeded to Philadelphia, from which port she was freight d for Rot terdam by several American mefchasts. She was captured soon after leaving the Dela ware and sent to Halifax. The firtl; claim was for the ship 5 she was condemned as French property. This claim was made by tlecapt. There were several other claims; among which three were worthy of remark ; The firit ot which was by a naturalized citizen of America, who was an £ngiifh> man born. The Judge 1 bferved, in this cafe, that anyEnglifh born fubjedt although residing in a neutral country, and becom ing a citizen, according to the laws of such neutral country, if sou d trading with any nation at war wi h great Britain, fh-uld have his prop rty contifcated ; as he held it impofiibie for such person to divest himfelf of his allegiance to his native country.— The second claim whs by a Frenchmsn ban. The Judge said, that as the certifi cate of citizei fh:p did not mention the place of his nativity, it is not his business to look farther : and as it was clear he was not a native Am-rican, he felt no diffidence in condemning his prcperty. The third claim was of a native Ameri r can. The Judge said, that it was peril ps a reutral ca c ; but as the shipper was im prudent enough to Alio hij property in such a suspicious vcff.l, although I t ftiould char the property, he (hould condemn the claim ant to pay the cods. M nday, arrived (hip Alligator of New buryport. captain G odrich 54 days from Liverpool. Long. 65, lat. 42, spoke a brig 2 days from Wifcaflet for Barbadoes. Long. 66 spoke (hip Boston, Crocker, 2 day* from ben. e for Button. SALEM, August 17. Arrived, fchr. Chance, J. Holman, mas ter, 21 days, Havana*, Spoke under the Moro Cattle, brig Thetis, c pt. Fairfield, boond in. Capt H. left one man sick at the Havanna, John Reading ; hi* life was despaired of. NEW-YORK, August it. Arrived, Ship Franklin, Watl'on, Tabago 11 Cleared, Brig Sally Cook, Corrunna Schr. Union, M'Donald, Havanna Arrived (hip Polly, Tracy, from London, which place , file left on the 3 J July. (>o the 10th fell in with a fleet of merchant men, consisting of 110 fail, from Lib n bound to England, on the 2lft fell ill with the Jamaica fket, of 250 fail. On the 30th fell in with the Quebec fleet, under convoy a frigate bound to Europe. Sailed in co. with the fiiip John, Howe, for Charleston. Left at Falmouth (hip Charlotte, to fail in 2 days. Same day fchr. Phoenix, Taylor, 16 days from Ne*w-Iprovidcnce. Same day Sloop jisry Ann, Clark, 5 day-; from. Same day arrived at the Quarantine ground, (hip Hunter, 10 days Irom Ha van nah. Same day brig Agnes, Fitch, 18 days from Antigua. Saute day Sloop Orpho, Hanliable, 21 days from Martinique. August 10, lat 33. 4.4, 10ng.68, 60 spoke (hip Huron Rolph, 69 dft) s out from Dublin for Baltimore. Same day Sloop Sally Newel 21 days from St. Thomas. Left there, (lonpPhse nix, Western, of and for Boston to fail in 9 days ; brig Eagle, of Boflon, and lclir. Betsey, Hooper, of do to fail in 4 days August 8, lat. 25, it, long. 68. 20 spoke fchr. Fair Trader, Olburn, from Salem Cor Savannah. A.yguft 9, 17 leagues to the Southward of Sandy Hook spoke lchr. Fair Trader, HelTey, 14 hours out from NeV- Yorkfor New-Pjovidet c". Same day (hip Favorite Barnard, <4 days from Liverpool in ballast. July 5' ' at - 49 lnng xl, spoke (hip Friend(hip. William.-, from Salem for Liverpool. July 20, lat. 4680, long 32, spoke fliip Levanter, ai . * .. * • • • » * days fior.i I.'v.-rpeol for Philadelphi. JaTy 2 7 > 1- * • 45 lpPg'4.3, spoke brig George Star ftuc.k, 8 days ii.m New-York for Liver* pool. Aug. i, lat. 42 30, long. j2 30. Ipok fclir. VVilliamj Nie, 7 days from Ha lifa.xfbr Bilbca. . August 9, las. 40, ;o, <>ng. 60, fp >ke ship Prefid<;;it, Pii.kham, 5 day? from New-York to Liverpool. Sliip Dispatch, Ward, has arrived at St. Sebr.ft inns from tin; port. Brig ffuiker, Clark, from New-Havert to Grenada is captured! by the French. Extra ft from a log book of the <h : p Ea- V urite Barnard, 54 day» from Liver pool. July in lat 49, lorg. ji; spoke ship Fritrdfhip, of falem, capt. Willi m», bound to Liverpool ; aifo boarded by the Brilifh orig Pinquin, of 18 guns.. July 6 boarded by the ship Hint, of 28 guns. Juiy 11, las. 49, long 15, hoarded by the French privateer called the, Leo, of Bcurdeaux and after taking me on board and examir ing my papers, permitted me to perceed on— the captain of the privateer in* formed me, he had taken fix Weft-India men cut of the fleet. July 20, la 49 30, long 32, spoke (hip Levai tor, from Liverpool, bound to Phil, adelphia, 2r days out: July 27. lat. 45, lonf, 43, spoke thebrig George of New York bound to Liverpool, 18 days put, Moses Harbuck, mafttr. August t, lat, 42, io, % long. 42, 30, thrfchimer Wil iam, Jonathan Ney, mader, from Halifax bound to Bilboa, f days out out. She was captured on her passage frum Ma blehead to Bi'boa by an Eng |fh privat er ard carried into Halifax, bougfit in hij vefTcl and proceeded on hit voyage. August 8, lat. 46, 20, long. 60, spoke the ship President ot Newbedfrd, /-ndrevr Pink-ham, matter, 5 days out from New- York to Liverpool. PRINTING, Neatly executed at the Office of the Gazette of the United States. Book-Work—"Pamphlets—Hand-Bills, C .rds—Blanks of all kinds, &c. kc. Wil! be printed at the Shortest Notice,- aticrufl *3- Bank of the United States, Augus r 23d, ISOO. WANTED, APPROVED Bills on Amsterdam, At sixty days sight ; FOH WHICH Calh will be paid, At the rate of Fony Cents per GmWw. d7t COFFEE. A QJJ AN T IT Y of remarkable fine ; Green Coffee, In Hogfli°ads, Barrels and Bags, FOR SaLE h \ JAMILS Y -RD. ClOt MtVSt J J JUST PUBLISHED, And tu be Said by JA"MES HUMPHREYS, No. i«6, south fide. 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