hitherto in variab!ybeen>jurfucd. ] of war is at lead so great from ! Urojvf, for the reasons before mentioned, that it would be surely bad policy to run the risque of it, for the mere fake of change only. But, my friend, the election ot Mr. Jejfer fon, did it not lead to warwithout, will inevita bly produce great troubles wjt'jin. Not to men tion the turning cut of officers, the alteration of laws, and the endless embarrassments, which follow from a change of administration (of which the State of Pennsylvania exhibits a pic ture in mir.ature, where the fame party, which now supports Mr. Jefferfon prevails) to fay no thfng dbout these, it appears to me that a change of the Prfident, will, in all probability d'ffvlve the confederacy! It is well known, by all pu fons conversant with politics, that a very Itrong jealousy subsists between the Eaflcrn and Sou thern StJtrs, in so much so, that it has become familiar for the men who conduit the affairs in the ealiern slates to express themfeives in favor of a separate confederacy; they are tired with the oppjitior, of the southern vStates to the means of government, and are really de'nrous of Jbah ing off the incumbrance; nothing has prevented this, perhaps, but, that the New-England slates, by having many of the 'great offices under go vernment and particularly the Prcftdency, were induced from the afcendartcy they thereby had in the aTairs of the union, to adhere to it. The removal ot the silt oj goxernment to Virginia, the dffmiffal ot Mr. Pickering, and the ap pointment of Mr Mcujh.il a Virginian, in his place,'''•have created great diflatisfa&ion already, - the raoft of their conspicuous charatters in con gress, have defined rc-eledtions. and the idea of fepardtion is every where reviving! If, to com pleat a Virginia Prtfident should be elected in the p'ace of Mr. Adams, it is tin to one, if t'/or i mid flmmer', next, we do not hear of a proportion for a convention from the New-En gland slates, to form a feparatc confileracy! M) friend; four mer. in the new-England dates, by their advice and influence, could bring this ; bout—jki doubt, thrmjauAs this mom cut wj&it. For my pait, should it take place, I will be tome a party to it, that is, I will remove there; 'Jersey shall not keep me after that; poor Jer sey will again become tributary to Pennsylvania and New Tart; or, perhaps they may be kind enough to take -a ceflion of our government on each fide of the partition line. But to return, the danger of a I'ffblution of the confederacy from throwing the balance oi government and of-. Jice so much to the fide of Virginia, is really imminent! Nothing will more likely produce it. The Vice Preftdent will also be there. If fef- Jerfon is Prelident, Mr. Adams will be second on the return, and Charles C. Pinchiey, of South-Carolina, third; Mr. Adams will of course decline being which will bring in Pinciney, so that the southern slates will haVe Prtjident, Vice Prejident and Scat of Govern I need not tell whnt realpolitical advantages this produces in the dillribution of offices, in mea sures ofgovern/rent. in private J "peculations and in all those affairs of a less conspicuous nature which concern the adjacent country. What with the loss of f>tid power, and the stings of imaginary degradation, operating upon previous dispositions in the New England states to withdraw froip the confederacy, it can really with none, who are acquainted with their public men, remain a doubt, that they will be influenced to surrender the federal compact, and form one on a f.naller scale? Ought -we, then, my friend, to fuffer this if it can be avoided ? and nothing will prevent it, save the of John Ad. Ms ! He is the favorite of that people, he is the pride of Ame rica j his difmiflal, from office by the intreagues of the jacobins, will be the Jignal ot difur.ion ! The New-England (fates, taking with them Vermont will be no longer a part of the federal family! And, latere dial I we be then? Poor Jerfcy, my native (late, now independent, now girded round with the -protcfling arm of the con federacy, now prosperous, happy and great; you will then be left to the'fport of internal faftion and exte; nal oppression. The confederacy once broken, every state reverts to itsformer condition; how degraded was yours, when Pennsylvania and Ncw*Torly taxing you on every fide, enrich ed their treafuiies and impovctifhed your hardy sons. Alas! My friend, it uckens me to re volve over the probable events which will foliow a difunhn of the state; ; civil -war, and with it all the calamities which have lately passed in re new on the other fide of the Atlantic. But, I quit this gloomy recital of dangers which threaten us, to urge yqu to those exertions which may relieve our fears. It is true the whole force and all the arts of thp jacobins are brought forth to displace Mr. Adams and to bring in Mr. Jefptrfon; but will not truth and virtue, and justice prevail ? Let every honrjl man but com: forward, and by undeceiving the milled, detecting the deceiver, and giving his own vote at theenfuing ekfHon for the Adapts' ticket, all willed be well. In every county, federal tickets are nominated ; in every county there are great majorities, for the federal government and John Adams ; little objeftions of a particular nature (hould net have weight, but the whole ticket be supported. The jacobins too, have their meet ings and tickets; they are indefatigable ; they spare no pains or expense; they circulate among the uninformed, that abandoned fmk of lies, the Aurora, in which Mr. Adams is held up as a nionfter; in which all the friends and supporters cf the government are traduced as tories and aris tocrats ; in which the Congress is charged with laying'enormous taxes, and the officers of govern ment accused of immense embezzlements ; every little incident is worked up to inflame, and every artifice to deceive. T° those who know the vil lainy of these fabrications, and that at lead ten persons are paid iy the week for faroi thing lies, to fill its columns 5 to such, perhaps, nothing need be said; but every man who is A friend to this country, and fees that such base licentiousness of the press tends to irnpofe upon the unfufpeSing, - (hould by.converfatioA, and writing, endeavor to explain the measures of government which have been so wife and moderate, and eradicate from weak minds the impressions made by a repeti tion of the tricft abominable .falfehoods. The I people ihoald be eAituafctl not to give credit to these attroiious publications, merely because on paper; it 13 easy for men, Io(t to troth, to set down and piit any thing into lurking or[figures, and pubiifh them this is done now, l"o coaaantjy in the Aurora and other jacobin pa pers, that no man of commcn fcrife will give - the least credit to them. So far hasJlander and j avumny been carried in jt, that it has really lur- 1 fsi.tpd and difgulled its own supporters; they s have become alhamed of it and condemn it as a common nuifan.e. My friend, however deception may, for a C while, hold its ground, itmuftat length fly be- t fore truth and fe.it. The" people are every where 0 •irouluig. and coming forward in support of theic- ; i govemmant as administered by Mr. Adams ; they begin to. fee that these clamors are the effedts s of malice, ambition and disappointment, because i they feel themselves happy, and by recurring to | j -the real laws and fi3s of the government, iind i ; nothing to condemn. Let me entreat you, tiien,! on this occasion, so important to us and our coun- j 1 try, to its present and future welfaje ; as you < j prefer peace" to Avar, union to disunion, a chril i tian magistrate to an infidel, and a Jlcady, virtu ous, civil government, to the violence and wkk ednefs of jacobhtifm, by all these motives, to ; attend the next election in your 1 town/lip, and give in your voir, and use your influence with i others »o vote for the continuance of John Adams |as frefident of the United States. Let this re , flefHon be always on your mind—" my Jingle j vote end influence added to the federal ticket, at ! the enluifig eledtion, may be the means >of pre | serving the country from war, and the llates " I from disunion, by preventing a change of the iirlt • | civil magijlrate, and keeping out ot power thojc men, who,*l know to be actuated by restless and disorganizing projedls." I remain yours, &e. Cumberland F di-ral Ticket in ftvor of the it- !ertion of President Adams Governor 'Heiv.lJ* . TTOUNCTI. SaMB I. OoDKN. ; ASSEMBLY. Jonathan* Bowkn—Richarb Wooo,ir. L't it pee la-mbercd, that the 14th day of O r pt-t, is the d;iy of Elediort for \]?"i>re(Vntativrj in the l 7tate Lei^iftatore, which l.tg'f] i.u e chntfe the Eledors who appoint the President and Vice-President. Sep i-tMBE.i, 27, ISOO. For 'the Gi*ctte of the United States• Dorgp, SEPrt.Mnr.R 19, i8;o. Mb. Waynk, AS your paper has a more exten sive escalation through this Siatc, than any other, I wish to contrsditt a Jacobin lye which is gaining ground. ' hey fay, that, the MsthoJiff* who form a very pro portion for the Federal interest of Kent coun ty, intend to drop the Honourable Jamca A. Bayard at the next elctlion. I can «'ith boldness contraditt the mifchievious and ill-foqrdcd untruih, and fay, that, thtre is not iwi nty \ottrs, of lh»c fociei-y, n the county, who wilf not fnpport him wilh all their influence. The following is the Me< thodift Ticket. A ME HODIST. Ke::t County. FEDERAL TIvXET. Frier.ds to Washington's Potiejfi Repi efeniativc to Congrrfs. Janus A. Bayard Senator. Ji'.mes ?ylc;'J. Pep rsevtatives, Nicholas Rid,'- 7 ///: C./A' rasss of this Gazette, been .strictly forbidden either to sell or give away, any of their papers; and should the Editor detect, or re ceive information of any person at tempting to seduce ihemfrom the line of their duty, he will employ legal means for redress. —It has become a serious inconvenience, and those who are friendly to the interest of this paper, are requested to give such in j format ion as may be in their power on j the subject, and they will confer an obligation on Tub. Editor. Jrjf* I" " reqiiefted that Gentlemen wiio e ncgleflcd \>y the Carriers, will not per mt lr \ era I jdjy; to elaole; without giving in .jri ation of i'ucji netted ; but immediately -jiVe .notice, They shall be fervetl re gularly. To ReadF.p.s a'in C'jr.RKM'z^uEsrs. " I.uciur," is r.s rinvi'tf '« /Vo I.ijidc/ » His Ef- I'ay fli.ill be pnbfilhed on Monday ; and, we lincerely hope.th .t it will fortify the weak, and fix the wavt intj. > I'ATKLUCr.KCE. We und-rftaw} that a complete edition of the works of the accompldhed Mr. W. Ci. i kton, 1 ite us this city, is now in a lUte of c >nfi.!i rable forwardnefs in she City of N'rw-York, and will appear, adorned with ui elegant head ot the author, in the course of the pret'rnt 'autumn. What will fender this intereltiag volume more valuable to pur i hafcrs in general, and particularly to the friet is of a "> in ot brilliant unde rfhnding, row, alas, no more, will he a biographical Ik tth of t!ie fife cf Mr. C.ltfton, by a gentleman, belt calculated to do jullice t departed wo.th, both by the beamy and en ergy of his (tile* and his long habits of in timacy with the author, whole woiks he is collating. We arc confidei t that this vo lume will be penifed with ujeafurc by every man of fenti pent and wftr. The antlior, who died pr.-ui uurely of a confomption, that difarder so fatal to those " Wh» tame (heir youth to j.hilofophic cares, And pruw still paler by the midnight latnp." wis one of fmill " felf feqnefter'd" band, who re'iuquifli the forum and tte field for the " pen live fecfMy ofdefart cell,'* ■nd f- k, in the words of the impaifioned Okay Cloirteo dim—Car from the haunts of foI!y, With r reedom oy their fide* and loft eyed me lancholy. The genius of the late Mr. Clifton, re fernbled th.it of the Collins. It was fertile ifi all the felicities of lane , and the voice of his bright, eyed Muse was fome t m» mourr.luilv w d, like tlx- Ophelia of Shakefp-are. But his tone was not always melancholy... iy>r bis lays always elegiac.— He exerc led with.jrrc.it dexterity " the fa tine thong" and the knave or the fool of de mocracy alternately agonized under the well aimed lilh. In common with a few others of the loynl and the ingenious, he laboured, alas ! to little purpofr, to corrsborate the flrength, ttl increale the dignity and to che rith the honour of hi; country. But, tho' a man of shining talent"!,• virtuous views and perleveritig induflry, he was forced to exclaim, and liis poetry* is conr.cAed with ! truth, M In liifi *U fl ate, klea Th« Fancy tktwi, and the Gcaiuidae*. DtASB tifces new degrees evrry day, in the School so*. Scandal. In bad Englilh, nay in bad Irilh he calumniates the government and religion, of this country. His acrimo ny is so exceilive that it defeats its own pur pose, and the I'obrr ai.d flcdfaft unite now in exclaiming, with D.iyden Let him rai} on—let hi« inveflive Muse, Have four and twenty letters to al r the means, by which men were promoted to j'reat trulls. Washington and Adams, with a band of worthies, appeared, repelled the foe, & found ed the Am rican empire. Characters, who ereiled an empire, are suitable to rule a na tion. Men, who in the time of danger forgot themselves, and remembered only America, are fit to execute the trust of Pre (idenry. Characters, who have neither feai ed nor favoured foreign powers, but have j ever flood firm, are the chara&ers, who will ! always protedl, and who. will never betray, this country, the objeft of their admiration, and of the labour of their lives. Great Britain in the career of her power and pride, and in theexercifi* of her injuflice retained our weflem ports,- seized our ships, Captiva ted our seamen, plundered our cargoes, and were ready to attempt our jfubjugation and deflruAion. Washington negotiated, A dams aflilled ; tt.ey prevented the miseries of war, they fettled a peace, and saved a nation. Men, who secure a people from the hmrows of war and difTufe among them, the blelfin'rs of peace, are the men fit for Pietidencv., In such men the people place confidence. Thole guardians, who have been vi.nlam for our good, wi',l neither be absent from their oofl, when the eaemy ap proach ; nor deficient in resources, when exigencies direst them to secure the fafety of the people/Committed to their care. France in a day of phrenfy swept nations from the earth, hurried millions to the grave, and-ie duced millions to beggary. France deli.;red firfl to employ and finally toenflave Ame rica. Washington affifled bjr ■ Adams pro claimed neutrality. France wis indignant aeairfl America. Walhington ard Adams, made no trtaty with France ; for they knew that (he would have observed none : The plunder of the woild, was her objefl. Ihe arm of force is the only security tor the Americans against the rapacity of France. The powerful arm of refillance, is the only (lay to the ravages of aspiring France, who for some centuries pad, and particularly (or feme palt, hath been, and flill is the common ditturber of the repofc of nations, and the common enemy of mankind. Wash ington and Adams rouf?d the spirit ot the Americans ; armed a navy ; Truxton fought; and. America was protected. Men, who in difficulty, can protest a nation, are the men formed for Presidency. Guided by such rulers, America may live in fatety. Ihe experienced officer, who has fafe'ly condudlecl the (hip over boHlerous seas, is not to be displaced by the raw hand, who has only dire&ed a canoe over flill and small waters. For years pafl America hath flouiifhed in her agriculture, fiflieries, arts and com merce ; her population hath been encreafed ; her wealth hath been augmented, new btates have been eredled • peace and plenty have prevailed ; her Und hath been filled with a happy people ; and America hath been blefTed with a degree of prosperity beyond any thing, whith the present age hath seen, or hiflory hath recorded. Under the ad ministration of Washington and Adams there hath been one continued and swelling flow of prosperity. Men, who prompted by goodness and fortred by experienc-, have improved the policy of a nation, and pro moted the happiness of a people, are those, to whose hands the adminiflration ot her affairs may well be committed. Washing ton, who fafhioned the American chandler to integrity and magnanimity, and who fet tled adminiflration of tlie American Go vernment, for theexercife of wisdom and power, is gone beloved ar.d lamented ; : wI i;o Adams remains admired and revered. , Adams is the individual, whose name attradls • the notice of the patriotic eledtor, and who i in public fame stands President cleft. Con dueled by his wisdom, the Americans may appear the favoured people of the Karjh. The magiflrate and the people refledl honour, the nne on the other ; when the labours of the former ire exerted for the benefit cf the latter ; and when the latter v >lui)tarily re ward the iei vice of the former, with places nt the higliefl trufh While the benighted European maddened with fully, and vice wars with Heaven and Earth, and either gives or receives death, waste and misery at •very slept of his- progress ; the enlightened American protetted under a wife and mild government, and foftered under the smiles of Providence, enjoys in peace all the blessings of society. Who are those, and what is the defcripticTn »f those, who desire to have Adams President of the Union ? The true f.-iends of America, who know well her in ternal situation, who attend much to her external relations, and who labour daily in ill • ii- refp"d~live Ihtions to advance her in terefh call for flit choice of Adams, who hath been tried, and on whom they can de pend. The true friends of America, who have acquired, or who hope to acquire, pro perty in the union, name for the Presidency Adam, whole integrity remains unfhaktn, and under whose adminiflration they trust,' that property, which either hath been or may he the produce of their painful and frugal care, will be secured to them. The true friends of American faciety. who know the util.tv ot government, and who admire the beautiful system of social ordei prevalent in the union, designate for thi I 1 residency Adams, who from youth to ! age hath been continually employed in efta ' blifhing order and goad government in this 'nappy land, the lad and belt retreat for the formation of the chara&er of man ac cording to the dignity of his nature. The true friends of American christianity, who adore a fnpreme being, who praftife moral- I ity and religion, and who know that foci ctv among men cannot be maintained with, out religion, call with a loud voice to the i Presidency, Adams, whose cbriflian faith ' and exemplary morals afford them assurance, I that the g»vernment of the union will be ad i ministered in fupportof the free exercise o£ religious duties. The true friends of Amer ica have much to gain, if a prudent choice for prefiiency be made ; aad they have their all to lose, if a rash one for that office ibe the event. The information, the pro perty, the good order, the religion and the 1 welfare of the union canfpire in requiring ; for the presidential chair Adams, who hath [ from early youth been distinguished for his patriotism. No wife people will discard ; a faithful and experienced officer, especially i at a time, when his experience and fidelity are peculiarly needed. John Adams and j Charles CoCefwcrth Pinckney are the Can didates, whom federal men nominate for Presidency and Vice 'Presidency. Pinck ney, whose ability and fidelity in thefervice of America has been admired by all the ; world, and have flood probation a gainst the corrupt arts and infiduous prac tices of French negociation, is a patriotic ; name of high note and commanding merit, , when Presidency and Vice Presidency are at the disposal of a grateful and enlightened people. The catalogue, which enrolls the name of \dams in the firfl rank of .mer ican ftatefmen,records also the nameofPinck ney in the second. Federalism ia the prin ciple. which hath built and adm-nillered the government of the union. " Unte or die* was in the early politics of Amer ica. " A band of brothers was, in the days of virtue, the appellation given to the Americans. The principle of a&ivity pni mated them, and- enfurcd the completion and luccefi of the well fornped plan. Uni on and adliricy among the federalifts will give them a federal President and Vice-Pre sident, wbofp admiftration will guide the American government through difficulty and danger in fafety ar.d prosperity, and will secure it againlt foreign artifice, and will proieft it against foreign force. . The American government of the union, a fabric reared by heroes and ftatefrae* for the bene fit of the American people of the present and fucceedirg ages, is a work, which the true friends of America admire and endeav our to prefervg, and which ought to be com mitted to the care only of the ab ell and best of Wera 1 man. Such are Adams and Pi. ckney, whom the people of the union have in contemplation already chosen, and whom the people of the union do desire theeleftors in a ftiort time to choose, to the chair of (late. '1 he promotion of the ablest men to highest offices in the community is one of the greatest advantages arising to a people from a free government, and i 3 the surest means of advancing the welfare of a people. May the American government gourifh until the universal catastrophe (hall jjiflolve ill earthly Empires. POLYBIUS. From the 23 to the 26th September there were to deaths in Norfolk. For the 24 lionrs preceding Thursday morning at fun-rife, there were 15 deaths in Baltimore and its vicinity. Total number in tha hospital Tick with the prevailing dileafe, 40 Convalefct nts, *4 Discharged cured, 4 Sloop , from Philadelphia, Captain Bunker, has been wrecked. Captain B. and crew wt re taken off the wreck and arrived at Nantuk; t; a great part of the cargo was taken out of her, confiding of Flour anc Pork. The brig Lovely Lass, of Philadelphia* Capt. Shields, was at Amsterdam the 12th Augull, to fail in four or five weeks ; alfd the brig Ann, , of ditto, to fail in 3 weeks. Ship Swanfbo* of this port, has been coi> donned at Cadiz, tor being bound to Gib ralter, a l-lockaded port. » i' tl -TV