No. 14. TO SELLECK OSBORN. On You are said to be the editor of the Republican Farmer; and as the above is an editorial article, I must consider you as the author of it.-I shall not differ with you about your political sentiments. the contrary, I shall always admire the constancy and zeal with which an opponent maintains his opinions, provided he does it honestly and honorably. But, sir, I have a serious charge to make against you; from which you may clear yourself in the best manner you can; or, standing accused before the bar of the public, you may plead guilty, and implore mercy. You are guilty of uttering, in the paragraph above quoted,' a most gross and palpable falshood. Living, as you have, in the United States, you cannot be ignorant of the form and substance of the Sedition Law. You know that malicious fals Loot only was punished by the Sedition Law; and that truth was protected by it. You know that every defendant prosecuted under that law, had a right to GIVE THE TRUTH IN EVIDENCE in his defence.-You know, further, that now, under the reign of democracy, the old common law doctrine, "the greater the truth, the greater the libel," has been snatched almost from the tomb of oblivion, by the hand of democrats, and employed to crush a federal press. And, knowing these things, with what face can you make such an assertion as the above? I observe that the Republican Farmer belongs to a company of "proprietors." Whether you have become their property also, I cannot say; but it seems incredible that a young man, retaining enough of bemelf to follow the bent of his own inclinations, should descend to the commission of acts too mean, too abominable, to be expected from any body, but such abandoned miscreants as Duane and Cheeth am. Pray sir, do your "proprietors" bind you down to such close conditions? Are you compelled to write and publish such self-condemning untruths? Are these the services for which you are to receive your wages? If so, abandon such a disgraceful employment-abandon such employers.. Your genius entitles you to a better situation. You ought to be ashamed to prostitute your talents to such vile purposes. If political strife is pleasing to you-if you are partial to democratic forms of government -advocate your principles like an honest manspeak-your opinions freely and firmly-write in their defence as you are capable of writing-write argument-write sense-write reason-and, above all, write TRUTH: But, as you value your reputa. tion as you value the American character-avoid sophistry and deception-and, above all, avoid these bold and daring departures from veracity. H. CROSWELL. No such thing. I knew you were deceived. Here, look through these spectacles. "Well, let's see Oh, Lord! What do we see?-ARISTOCRACY IN DISGUISE !" Yes, my friends, what you thought was genuine republicanism, when viewed with the naked eye, is discovered through these spectacles to be aristocracy in disguise. But look again. "Yes, we like these spectacles, every thing ap· Oh, monstrous! how they pears so clear magnif,!" Not in the least, my friends-they shew you things just as they are. "What are those great figures Ninety five thousand five hundred dollars ?" Yes-and to convince you that you now look through a just and true medium-let me shew you that these spectacles have no glasses in them: But you are here presented with plain black and white. Look for yourselves, and learn to be wise. Sketch of the annual amount of the rewards of patriotism, enjoyed by the two noble families of the state of New-York. CLINTON FAMILY. DOLLARS. of Governor Clinton, as governor this ftate, receives 3.750, and other allowances, worth 1,250 The fame Governor Clinton is Clerk of the County of Ulfter, worth De Wit Clinton, Mayor of the City of New-York, which is by the fmalleft calculation worth 15,000, but by many men is eftimated at 25,000 George Clinton, Jun. Member of Affembly, 5,000 1,000 15,000 300 8,000 Samuel Ofgood, the father-in-law to De Witt Clinton, Supervifor of this diftritt, which, when he was appointed, was worth at leaft 8,000 The fame Samuel Ofgood is alfo a Naval Officer, worth P. C. Van Wyck, a connection of the Clinton's, lately made Notary Public, now promoted mafter in Chancery, City of New. York, Theodórus Baily, conected with the Clinton family by marriage, PoftMafter of the City of NewYork. Matthias B. Tallmadge, fon-inlaw of Governor Chinton, Senator for the Western District, and Examiner in Chancery. Judge Taylor, a fenator, coufin of the Clinton family, William Stewart, District Attorney in the Wef.rn District, brother-in-law to De Witt Clin ton, Mr. Surveyor General De Witt, a Total amount of the revenue receiv- 107 3.000 5,00 4,000 750 56.550 NOBLE FAMILY OF LIVINGSTON. Chancellor Livingston Ambaffador The Hon. Judge Lewis, The Hon. Judge Thompson, General Wolfey, who married in the family, Clerk in the County of Clinton, 3.000 300 6,000 Total amount of the revenue of this branch of the Livingftonfamily, 38,950 To which add the revenue of the Clinton family, 56,550 1,000 The whole amounts to the feriousfum of 95,500 Agricultural. FOR THE BALANCE. MR. EDITOR, I OBSERVED a piece in your paper, lome time fince, figned AGRICOLA, written in confequence of feeing a short advertisement of Turner's Threshing Ma. chine. This advertisement, for fome reafon, has touched the feelings of your correfpondent Agricola, or I think he would not have condemned Turner's Machine, before be had learnt exactly on what principles it was conftructed. For, although it was faid to perform by whipping, it fhould be obferved that there are various modes of whipping in the world, befides that on the back. I think Agricola is deeply interested in Hoxie's Machine, or he would at leaft have admitted the "truth to be given in evidence," before he condemned Turner's Machine, merely becaufe Europe had not perfected one on the fame principles. He acknowledges that he had not leen. Turner's Machine, but had feen Hoxie's, and determines at once that the latter is fuperior to any the world can produce. For my part, I feel difpofed to give every poffible encouragement to improvements in general, and in particular to those which favor the farmer. I have seen both of the Machines above mentioned. I think Mr. Hoxie's Machine, when it first appeared, was a real improvement in Threshing. I alfo think that Turner's is now the beft that has yet been discovered. In my opinion, the principle of whipping, when applied to extracting grain from the ftraw, is better than ftripping the grain being left cleaner from fmut, or any kind of dirt; and the Machine being calculated for the threshing of all kinds of grain-built with fmall expence and not eafily impaired. I will here add a fhort defcription of Turner's Machine, which may perhaps help Agricola to judge of its merits : It confifts of two upright or perpendic ular fhafts, into each of which are fixed feven pair of spokes or arms of a suitable length, (3 feet is found beft)-thefe hafts being placed fo near each other, that the arms of each may reach their oppofite fhaft, and the fpokes placed one above the other, in fuch a manner, that when put in motion, they will interfe& or pafs between each other in contrary direations-the office of one thaft being as well to thresh, as to clean the ftraw from the other. The fhafts, when put in motion, form the fegments of two circles; and are furrounded by ten perpendicular pufls, into each of which are placed fix arms to point to their refpective fhafts-thefe pofts being framed into girths at top and bottom, and lined with boards ftanding upright. The Machine may be turned by any method applicable to mills or machines in general. It will thrcfh all kinds of grain to perfection, from 50 to 150 bushels per day. Indian Coin may be threshed as faft as the ears can be put in by one man with a large fhovel, and not even the fmalleft kernels left on the point of the cob. 1804. AGRICULTURE. It is a fign, faid he, the world is far gone. in abfurdity, or furely the fathion of cards would be accounted no mall one Is it not furprising that men of fine fhould fubmit to join in this ide cufton, which appears originally invented to fupply its deficiency? But fuch is the fatality! imperfections give rife to fafhions! and are followed by thofe who do not labour under the defects that introduced them. Nor is the hoop the only inftance of a fafhion invented by thofe who found their account in it; and afterwards countenanced by others to whofe figure it was prejudi cial. provided I could fhew, that cards did not iequire the pain of thinking; and merely exclude from it, the profit and the pleasure. Cards, if one may guefs from their first appearance, feem invented for the ufe of children; and, among the toys peculiar to infancy, the bells, the whiftle, the rattle, and the hobby-horfe, deferved their fhare of commendation. By degrees mer, who came nearest to children in underflanding and want of ideas, grew enamoured of the ufe of them as a suitable entertainment. Others also, pleased to refle&t on the innocent part of their lives, had recourfe to this amufement, as what recalled it to their minds. A knot of villains encreafed the party; who, regardless of that entertainment, which the former feemed to draw from cards, confidered them in a more serious light, and made ule of them as a more decent fubftitute to robbing on the road, or picking pockets. But men who propofe to them felves a dig. nity of character, where will you find their inducement to this kind of game? Forditficult indeed were it to determine, wheth er it appear more odious among sharpers, or more empty and ridiculous among per fons of character. Perhaps, replied I, your men of wit and fancy may favour this diverfion, as giving occafion for the crop of jet and witticifm, which naturally enough arifes from the names and circumflances of the cards. He faid, he would allow this as a proper motive, in cafe the men of wit and hu mour would accept the excufe themselves. In fhort, fays he, as perions of ability are capable of furnishing out a much more agreeable entertainment; when a gentleman offers me cards, I fhall efteem it as his private opinion that I have neither fenfe nor fancy. I asked how much he had loft-His anfwer was, he did not much regard ten pieces; but that it hurt him to have fquandered them away on cards; and that to the lofs of converfation, for which he wouldhave given twenty. were hailed by two females in diftrefs, with each a little one, who wished to take paffage with us. We then threw our top-fail to the maft, and hove to, until they boarded us. We then put our helm hard a-weather, and bore away for the river. After croffing it, an old fheer hulk hove in fight to bear us company. She appeared to have been wrecked, and cut down to her wail. She, however, ran up and hailed us, and I foon discovered fhe was furnished with a temporary top. Our helmfman thought beft to turn over another paffenger and myself, on board of this fheer hulk. The wind being high, we were all obliged to ftand by and hold on, to prevent the top of our fhip from feparating from the bottom, and fetting us all adrift.--If this is carrying paffengers at fix-pence per mile, I must in future look out for a better fhip. March 26th, 1804. NAUTILUS. Literary Gleanings.. FOR THE BALANCE. " The following anecdote is copied in fubftance from Memoirs of J. B. Rouffeau, by M. de Voltaire, with notes to explain and correct certain facts." In 1695, Rouffeau compofed a comedy, entitled the Flatterer. It was well written, natural, and the piot ingeniously con. ducted. It met with confiderable fuccefs. His father, a fhoemaker, who kept his fhop in the Rue des Noyers, having heard it reported, that Rouffeau had written a play which had excited the admiration of all Paris, thought him felf too well paid for tators in amazement and the father in def- LADISLAUS, King of Poland, having engaged in a crufade, and obtained feveral victories over the Turks, the defpot of Turkey fued for peace; and a trea. ty was concluded which both parties fwore to keep inviolate. This treaty not being agreeable to a Cardinal, who hearing of the fuccefs of Greek Emperor and their This action did more harm to his repuallies, against the infidels, eagerly took tation than all the comedies ever written advantage of thefe events, to induce the could have done it honor. M. Boindin, Chriflians to break the treaty they had fol. Attorney-General to the French treasury, emnly [worn not to infringe. The mif. who was then young, was prefent at this chievous cafuiftry of the Cardinal, per- fcene, and told him openly the action was haps haftened the fall of Conftantinople.deteftable, and that his vanity did not even "And is it thus, exclaimed he, that you underland its own intereft; for that to will defert the expectations of the Grecks have acknowledged his father would have and their allies, and your own fortune? increafed his glory, and a difavowal like It is to them, to your God, and your fel- this only ought to have incited his blushes. This was the caufe of that enmity which low Chriftians, that you have pledged your Rouffeau manifefted as long as he lived afaith; and that prior obligation annihilates a rash and facrilegious oath to the engainst M. Boindin, whom he prefently atemies of Chrift. His Vicar on earth is tacked with much afperity.* the Roman Pontiff; without whofe fanction, you can neither promife or perform. In his name I abfolve your perjury, and fantily your arms-follow my footsteps in the paths of glory and falvation; and if fliil you have fcruples, devolve on my head the punishment and the fin." The eloquence of the Cardinal was perfuafive. The King of Poland perjured himself; broke the treaty he had made; and plung ed again into a war. His army was rout. ed in a battle, himfelf killed, and his head carried on a pole. Rouffeau then changed his name, and *M. Racine, the younger, in a letter which is published with the letters of Rouffeau, affirms, that poet never denied his father. He fays he has been informed by persons whose character renders their veracity indubitable, that Rouffeau never was ofhamed of his family: that, on the contrary, he made it his boaft, that in his origin he refembled Horace; and that he never had caufed his father to shed any tears, except tears of joy. took that of Verniettes. This was the name of a young man with whom he had been clerk. He was introduced by this name to the Prince of Armagnac, Grand Ecuyer of France; but, unfortunately for him, his father made fhoes for the Prince of Armagnac, and came one day to bring the Prince a pair while his fon was with him. The father wept with grief and vexation, and complained to the Prince, who reprimanded Rouffeau in the mofl mortifying manner, but to no purpose. His father died with chagrin foon after, and the fon would not even go into mourning. A young page, who was in the Prince's apartment when Rouffeau, after having af fumed the name of Verniettes, was difcovered by his father, immediately quoted the anagram of Verniettes; a word from which fome enemies of Rouffeau had extracted these others, Tu te renies, thou denieft thy felf. And here I cannot help recollecting the end of an epigram which M. Boindin wrote about that time. It concluded thus : Appollo, wrathful, then decreed, VOLTAIRE has faid, that every author has a right to derive a reasonable profit from his labour, which is as much his due as the rent of an eflate is due to its own er. The annexed anecdote will fhew the abfurdity of a contrary opinion :- A foreign ambaffador having at his table a philofopher of Geneva, who maintained himfelf by his literary labors, as a number of court fycophan's do by their fervility, and fpeaking of a man of the first genius, he writes for his bread, faid the ambailador, contemptuoufly. And for what does your Excellency cypher and decypher, retorted the blunt citizen of Geneva? Why, to give a good dinner to your equals. BOOK MAKING. NEVER was the noble art of bookmaking, faid Horace Walpole, carried to fuch high perfection, as at pre fent. Thefe compilers feem to forget that people have libraries. One vamps up a new book of travels, confifling merely of dif guifed extracts from former publications. Another fills his pages with Greek and Latin extracts from Ariftotie and Quintil ian. A third, if poffible, more infipid, gives us long quotations from our poets, while a reference was enough, the books being in the hands of every body. Another treats us with old French ana in mafquerade; and by a fingular fate, derives advantage from his blunders, which make the things look now. Pah! I and an amanuenfis could fcribble one of thefe books in twenty-four hours. Be it our weekly task, To note the passing tidings of the times. Hudson, April 3, 1804. The Trustees of the Berkshire and Columbia Miffionary Society will meet at the houfe of WILLIAM WALKer, Esq. in Lenox, on the THIRD TUESDAY in April next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. For the benefit of our northern brethren, who have an inclination to emigrate and fettle at New Orleans, "the land that floweth with milk and honey," we pubith the following" ftatement of the common expences of the neceffaries of life," at that place. The friends of acon omy and cheap living in this quarter, pack up their duds would do well to 66 and march." D. House rent-for a store fronting the Levee, from 18 to 24 feet fquare, with a back room for depofiting goods, according to the conveniences and fituation, per month, In the interior part of the city in a public ftand per month, A dwelling houfe 1 ftory high, with one good room in front, and one or two back with a kitch C. D. C. 40 70 30 35 fale of fpiritous liquors to the foldiery, under the penalty of fifty-dollars. Will not the foldiery confider this as an encroachment upon their right of " managing their own affairs in their own way ?" A WHALE, Having found or rather left its way up the river Delaware, oppofite to Philadel phia, has been killed and got on fhore at Kenfington bridge, where it may be seen in full length. His Jaws are expanded upwards of five feet, he is between 30 and 40 feet long, and his tail is eight teet in width. It is faid to be the greatest curiofity ever witnessed at Philadelphia, not even the Mammoth's bones excepted. We understand that a company of gen: tlemen have obtained a perpetual leafe of Powles-Hook, and have agreed to pay 6000 dollars annually. It is to be laid out as a regular planned city, and divided into 1000 lots, at 100 dollars each, requiring of every original adventurer 6 per cent. Some of the moft wealthy and enterprifing citizens of New-York and New-Jer fey, have alfo embarked in the undertaking.-Application has been made by the company to the Legislature of New-Jersey for an act of incorporation for themfelves and affociates, and leave given to prefent a bill at the next fitting. The corporation of Norfolk, (Virginia) have paffed an ordinance prohibiting the erection in that borough, of any dwellinghoufe, kitchen, or other building having a fire place, unless the walls thereof be of good brick or stone, and the roof covered with flate or tile. We think this an example worthy of being followed by every compact place on the continent. The Legislature of Rhode Island have concurred in the propofed amendment to the conftitution. It paffed the Senate unanimoufly-the houfe 42 to 18. On Saturday, Mr. Wright prefented to the Senate of the United States a bill for the removal of the public offices and for the meeting of Congrefs at Baltimore, until the day of next. On receiving the bill the Senate divided-Ayes 15Noes 8. It was then moved that the bill fhould be ordered to a fecond reading-Carried -Ayes 13-Noes 10. The reader will obferve that thofe queftions are merely incidental, and do not, in the leaft, implicate a decifion of the main queftion. There is not the least reafon to expect that this meafure will receive the approbation of Congrefs. It is much to be regretted that it has been introduced, as it is the tendency of all fuch propofitions to injure, in fome measure, the interefts of the permanent feat of the government. Nat. Intell. ESTHER M'DOWELL. We understand by the fouthern papers, that this myfterious woman, who has excited fo much public folicitude, is now in Philadelphia, under the protection of several worthy members of the fociety of Friends, who have fent a perfon to Montreal, to make diligent enquiry refpecting her fituation while in that city. A duel has been fought at Savannah, originating in an affront that arose at a ball in confequence of a difpute between two young ladies for the upper place in a coun try dance. The affair was terminated by one of the parties being fhot through the heart. The large and elegant building for the accommodation of the poor at Wilmington, Del. was burnt on Saturday the 17th ult. NEW NAMES. The blacks of St. Domingo have chang ed its name to that of Hayti, the original name of the Island. It is propofed in an English paper to alter the name of Ireland to that of Weft-Britain. OFFICIAL. WASHINGTON-CITY, March 21. Yeflerday the following meffage from the Picfident was delivered to the two houl es of Congrefs by Mr. Harvie : To the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States. I communicate to Congrefs a letter from Captain Bainbridge, commander of the Philadelphia frigate, informing us of the wreck of that veffel on the coaft of Tripoli, and that himfelf, his officers and men had fallen into the hands of the Tripolitans. This accident renders it expedient to en crease our force, and enlarge our expen ces in the Mediterranean beyond what the faft appropriation for the naval fervice contemplated. I recommend therefore to the confideration of Congress such an addition to that appropriation as they may think the exigency requires. TH: JEFFERSON. that Misfortune neceffitates me to make a communication the most diftreffing of my life, and, it is with the deepest regret I inform you of the lofs of the United States frigate Philadelphia, under my command, by being wrecked on rocks between four and five miles to the eastward of the town of Tripoli. The circumftances The gun boats in attacking fired principally at our mafis. Had they directed their fhot at the hull, no doubt but they would have killed many. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Our readers will perceive that the P.efident is quite fpirited in his Meflage relative to the lofs of the Philadelphia Frigate. Inftead of talking any longer about "the one of hauling our colours down and fub- The fhip was taken poffeffion of a little after fun fet, and in the courle of the evening myfelt and all the officers with part of the crew, were brought on fhore and carried before the Bafhaw who asked feveral queftions. From his palace the officers were conducted to the houfe which Mr. Cathcart lived in, where we lodged laft night, and this day the Minifter has become the guarantee to the Bafhaw, for us officers, and we have given him our parole relating to this unfortunate event are: At 9 A. M. being about five leagues to the eaftward of Tripoli, faw a fhip in fhore of us ftanding before the wind to the westward; we immediately gave chace. She hoifted Tripolitan colours and continued her course very near the fhore: about eleven o'clock had approached the fhore to seven fathoms water: commenced firing at her, which we continued by running before the wind until half paft 11, being then in 7 fathoms water, and finding our fire ineffectual to prevent her getting into Tripoli, gave up the purfuit, and was bearing off, when we ran on the rocks in 12 feet water forward and 17 feet abaft : immediately lowered down a boat from the ftern, founded and found the greatest depth of water aftern, laid al! fails aback loofed top gallant fails, and fet a heavy prefs of fail canvafs on the fhip, blowing fresh, to back her off, caft three anchors away from the bows, started the water in the hold, hove overboard all the guns, except fome abaft to defend the fhip against the gun boats which were then firing on us; found all this ineffectual, then made the laft etfort of lightening her forward by cutting away her foremaft, which carried the main Enclofed you will receive a lift of the officers and a few of the people to attend top gallant maft with it: but labor and enterprize were in vain! for our fate was them, who are quartered in the American direfully fixed. I am fully fenfible of the Confular houfe, and are to be provided for lofs that has occurred to our country, and by fuch ways and means as I can beft athe difficulty in which it may further in-dopt, which will be on as economical a volve her with this Regency: and I feel beyond description for the brave unfortu nate officers and men under my command, who have done every thing in their power worthy of the character and ftations they filled and I trust on investigation of my own conduct that it will appear to my gov. err ment and country confiftent with the M. Niffou the Danish Conful has been ftation in which I had the honor to be plac-extremely attentive and kindly offers every fervice of affillance. ed. Striking on the rocks was an accident not poffible for me to guard against by any intimation of charts, as no fuch fhoals were laid down in any on board, and every careful precaution by three leads kept heaving, was made ufe of in approaching the fhore to effect the capture of a Tripolitan cruiz. er and after the fhip ftruck the rocks, all poffible measures were taken to get her off, and the firm determination made not to give her up as long as any poffible hope remained, although annoyed by gun boats, which took their position in fuch a manner that we could not bring our guns to bear on them, not even after cutting away part of the ftern to effect it. When my officers and felf had not a hope left of its being poffible to get her off the rocks, and having withftood the fire of the gun boats for four hours, and a reinforcement coming out from Tripoli with out the smallest chance of injuring them in resistance, to fave the lives of brave men, no alternative was left but the diftrefling of honor. plan as poffible. The remainder of the We have all loft every thing but what Itruft, fir, you will redily conceive the I have the honor to be, Sir, W. BAINBRIDGE. P. S. Notwithstanding our parole we are not permitted to leave the houfe or go on the top of it and they have clofed our view of the fea. The above letter was accompanied by a certificate of the officers of the Philadelphia, bearing teftimony to the good conduct of Capt. Bainbridge; and a lift of 43 officers and 964 men in captivity. On Motion of Mr. Nicholson the Meffage was immediately referred to the committee of Ways and Means. The Knot. MARRIED, In this city, on Thursday evening last, Mr. MARSHAL JENKINS, jun. Merchant, to Miss SARAM JENKINS, daughter of Thomas Jenkins, Esq. Mayor of this city. At Kinderhook, on Tuesday last, CORNELIUS VAN SCHAACK, Esq to Miss CLARISA DEMING. NOTICE. The federal Electors in the feveral towns of this county, are requefled to appoint committees to meet the Hudfon commit tee, at the houfe of Jacob Moule, innkeeper in Claverack, on Monday, the 9th inft. for the purpose of nominating proper candidates to be fupported, at the enfuing Election, for Reprefentative to Congress, Senators of the Middle Diftriâ, and Members of Affembly... |