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' Fir nitdef zffaitb, let fiery zemtsfigUt I
Ue cant bewrtnvuhjc cin'duU-ln ibex
right. ; v ; I
' : . : . '...,!.V '
fuch purpofesi as would.atiilt the ifritWb.
Faction in their dciigris to involve this
country In a war witjv.Frai .'ceargtap'
; Rtfmerbii's'-bcypncularly; f eci ted a t
this period. Their jtitn was not cpiJincd
merely to this objeft, Dut tvery msafurc
-was taken- to rale--yealou fy agalhltVper-
tain republican characters; who oppofed
; their oadats:yFor h .ptfrpBfcjrhe
public niind Was contlaatly alarmed, tip
i ori the-ideadian inialiOimocFrance--
GonfpiracitV were daiiv announced s
Tai to r Plots. Tub Plot . .and even La-
dv .Plots - followed In rapid ::. AicccfV
. 'fim. Mr. Harotr went fo far as to
piediie h'unlelfn the ttifcovety-of . fomc
- terrific oUnv.hich had nearlv,arriycd to
a.cbopJeiwn J he f aid in Cohgrefs that
he hid the clues" aid proqnjcu loon
to' difctofe all the myflene$ ot a trea
fonable Combination. -The party went
on from one foeclcs of alarm, another;
Whgth'thbliry bTdanger became fu
' tamUiar, that the people conuacred
ahem as the mere chimeras 6f a ,,diftctn
pered 'bralnV''Fintfinj.thefe projeds
V would "not "aafwer their ; purppfcs, re
CMirfe wasVt'lcncth had to the al poiv-
erTuFweaoon iif rcVliiion. This facred
caufe was brought into operation ; th
-H ' people were told, that all honor; honef
tr. and morality were 10 e anninua-
. ted? '.he deifiuJ aiheilm and flrr,yi&ty'o
: ' tvery thin were to predominate ; ami
to favor the deception, a tew v.lcry men
cor.jtircd up the expioded pnbiiCJtion ci
liobnioti Biirrucl, to forward their
L JVtu of
was the watch-word-of-the4arty.;biit
- f thcprinclpal Hght arifjugvfrofiv; thc:fub
jtrt, fcrvetioory to mate a certain Rc
Vercnd tlodof appear mote confpicu
oufly. ridiculous. Sermons were .pub -
iiiht'd on this occafionar.d marginal notes
iintroJuccd with the horid ftory of a
defperate combination in Europe and A-.
tncrica, 'toovc-iturn ill that i galled
Hi. ' ' .1 .
Trie I'Humihati; influen2a UUcd about
i8 months, and at length expired with a
few Itrugglcj?, under the irijuuicious, ma
nagement of - this clerical ciperator.
Thus have this party run' through the
:;fevtral , pans of their political drama
utrA now isfougkt to their ne put ultra
which, is, that the Prcfidcnt i an Inli
del and does not believe in the Chriftian
Religion. '
This is the only ground on which the
party now (land, and v hile "they think
thepcop'e believe then, they take the
. greater liberty in their caWnny and dc.
tr-clion : thcf-alternAtcly caUiuulei.1
infiJcl,.and atheift ; they .rrprcfent hiilr,
as htviii a defin upon Uhe - Keligtous
eftabfilhrncnts-of nor country, .and fome
. sretven fofoolith as to behtve,.. that
the meeting -hentfe willfoon be raifed,
the mtnirtcrs diicarded, artJ carnage anl
miir.ler.becrmtf the order oft hS day."
At this enlightened ai;c, it is almoll an
afvro.it upon t,he jbot fen fe of the citi
zciw of t'.ic Un'ued'Statr?s to reply to
thi ir.any abfurdii'es written afnl the
prt S'dcrn on this fnbjtO. U Mf.'-J.1
icrfo,; kdcllitute ot thole virtues hich
. conititute a. Chilll'unf or a citizen,
where is the uan who is poircfTed of
them I Ifhonelly. integrity, forbear-
.anccr humanity, benevolence and patrt-
btifm ire tbe protflinent features which
ilcfignate a chriftian, cerratnly no man
.! .t ft '. . Il ?.... l I- -
wmin tne uutiea taics ujiiujmhuic
rAnfnii-iwmd w rnloriir. So far frmn
bavinptna reHljiOrrliefs tfftend XoAtti
an linftrad rf contractijtg .its, innuepce
lie is defirous of granthig every titiica a
nebt lo woxflito OoD tn hts own way. t
he it not a pet fecuror ot any lect ; Uc i
I not a detainer of any particolar mod of
iworuipf;ne u .not a -lanatic-iu iourg
moie wno cu not ceiicvc in mi tcneu.
e leaves every confeieoce to -. its own
fin, and inHead of cottlrouliog men
he arbiter of revelation he is anxious to
lace the, addration of. the Supreme. Co
?i(anJ fcu atmbuti-flaJhat bah? Cd the.
unau mitu,.on which alone it can or
iaht to be erccleu.
lt thii it the chataUcr of the YuL.
it, v.hy i heJMackcd with fuch, fc-
. . itii i tit
VI ttv ami indecency f W nv il tie
neui
itlas tke pemrter otUdigtun, when
.pletluch arwpic fcope to every princi
rli conptacU with the eMabliUimcnt
lUc injures no one inhU raliglon,
why
Ihqild othcts injure biminLis reputa
1
"Tourntsmo
of the fchriltian virtue, let taem be
fpecifie in fuch a manner '.as the peop eland 1
mavliidjze of hisbiitirnahty ; rl. he naf
may ndge ot.nis Criminality:; '".ne nas
deflroVcd any houfe of wortbipy or dif-1
ttirbed airy potxs atletnot)t,-i we-jcir- ui.nc oui.as irtucniiy, ami in mo., m
Gutndfnco be elated, It he is prophanc inces frolic as .of ( en as under the, late
'et tbe' inances ; a'ppeaf'MS'iriddebt aJminiltration OrJitutions areannourt-
rocedore be jcandid : .but', to cte-1
fane the "Chief Magiltrate Under the!
vaueappcHAtiQns ot pent, atnem and iMn occsnons, a m inysor p: i,- wnere
iKfi :!cl is unbecoming, the charatlcr cii tep is ths uitfehief ? where is the dan
t her of a vChrittlan,-' geiulemah Wvtf4 grr "where iiothing has taken place to
zen. .' - : . . '
': If fdme of' the Clergy are .oppofed io
him, it 'duldJbcchonorable to jUte their
charges, ' $ h? has violated tKe laWof
rfrt ihVv not come forward I
111 8 CXpllLU II1.1JSI jJ":6' r I
lie a narrative ot th wnoie.traniacnon.
This line of condud vouI3Tappear nWelto
manly than to attempt to weaken hhejtne y ice-rreticlenTTTt isopettWt Kea
conhdence of the citizen's; In his admi- ven .will not be the lefs careful to re-
nitlration, by tinvidtui fntmifes."
Tie cbn'dva'of Mr.-Jtflferfoh'tKr t?gH
life has been I peculiarly amiable : his
' : i' -.k ' Karvuii 1 1
and fold y intended to .ameHoraioJ the
condition of in anktHd, and toleadlhem
toao imni-ovement of allthofe faciltiej
with' which Heaven has blcfTejJ thrfiuJ
man foecie. His charaQer in Utfrppej
Itands-tn the moll elevated pofitioii and
u is c erac to our country let
nntil
men whoalTume the reputation o
V learned," demcarf ;hemfelves by
crofs rfiedions as are daily ..pub
inci
fuqh
;lhed
in thiUadiura, .Csntind and cthir pa
pers
;l f the clergy are alarmed at thepcay
of religion, can it .have any faluuly tf.
feet-to- reprdent .Mr. ;j ctrerlon
oDOofcr of the chrittian (yllcm r
perfujtde people , to embrace the afpcl.
by telling tliwm tHat Mr. jenetti
re-
iels it fw-lt.raihcr appears to -
..that
it has a contrary tendejicy no m.i
will
believe mcrtly becaule Mr. ;J
difbelievei. His chnradlcr'as a
Fcifor-
:olar,
phyiofopl.er, and reaioner, gtvc5
reputation too 'hiah to bcjiudc.t
him a I
e ne-
gktivc of a principle, cither otr
eioni
or any other fdijecl "If the pcoie arc
iold. that the rretiucnt noes not icutvci; - mt, uewpic io
the
to conclude, that he knows morl thai.
ihf.'and that he has eood reafls . f.i
difbcli
be fatisfa&ory'to fome
,and thl, ii.v
ufe of relilon, ii
tarvtrTccil Th
flcad of helping the can
mm Invf i iirtv nnfalutarv
HrT.-v in ihii particular: are dltp ai
injiiry to the caufe thev arc attlpiinfencJ"'" "graces of (jbeflcrlichl,
io Import, and it is the height dj loll) aTfi'P',aIC -Y for clergymin
.,.p.x'Ja t .Tam'nrnftlitfs bv nloaea . 'attention, thcreiore. to fublunary
.v? " ' ' I .
; . ... . I m I D
expect to gain proieurts uy p
tint: w itr lo mucn
h avidity thc.itlJclit" w,tcrnfc u l '"lore to jraveniy, are
1 'i 1 highly ;bcctming a -chiilUan teacher,
iVihe'.U. -S hcj nonWMcuchiuicn arc cluigiog thePrefi -
of Mr. Jcfferfon
As'.P'clitlcntof the
tailed on to make a 'declaration
religious creed ; if he was,;! am
del the moll onhodoic -would i
con-
demn it. 'Gen. Wilhwgton w
culiatly careful in this particu
A Ml. ' II!...'
mongine vatuty of ins pttDiicau
hud but little to lead us to a conci
ionot
lis religious tenets : & as the con!
UtlOlil
does not even fuceclt any test
this
k ind, it is proper that thcTrclidentfcouUJ
not brine himfelf forward in an) oiit
of view on this ground. He is It cal.
led on to adminifter any religoturduthe following ctfe4 That the Secret i-
uancesrar.d while 'he interinrddiftTMhlry of the i lealuiy (huutd lay before the
r - -.
no particular feci, and promo
rightr-of all, neither the clergy
the
r o-
ifure
thcr individuals have a right to
mn.for his own fcntiments.
-Sunpofe the Prefidei.t fhould
ike
l-'l.l
declaration of his iirm.pcrfuafion If ihelontkc fubjct of dclinquctiCics in pub
truthof thcgofpel,lilUdificulyht)i)Idjlic oflicert , ai.d he tonfidered it ad'.itjr to
remain tmong; his ppjfcrs as to Yprgi iliciri complete fstisfaOion. Accm
tlcular : tenets : he maintained.; I fome Irmnce was appointrd hit fcluon to cx
would fay, that he was a Roman liiho
UcjOthers that Ke was an Armcj an
fome a tfilviiiilt : in . (hurt boc ani,la report, but they were nut authoriled
(iitkers, riaptini, -UnivetlalIifliJSwe-:io examine aay-o'.her than the accounts
denburgians, and even Sndamc!inif Jof the Secretary of the Trcafury, and the
would be climorous to know tot wnat
dottrinehe adhered ' 'His dcdarl'bnjpartmetu, nor wis it podiLle for them to
tkerefore, as to his belief in. the lip
lure, would not remedy tne eva,
a I .1 .T1
points of faith are as often contUcd)e hoped therefore -that the refolution
tor as te avowal ot accneral prut 'nil. 'I
Ifjeligioii-ii.tobc brought .for w If Jjil
this.controverfyi thi PreluJent il er
fcclly right in keeping hit creed tcjhi A.
ids. I I
Uut whvU this aDPrehenfion
cl'i w
that Mr. Jttterfon is oppoW tl tht
chrilliin fyltcin ? n r"' of his fJ rt'r I
he
tration has had the molt dillant ten
injute it ; fmce his eletlicn,
things remain as they were," as
4
Utesto Ihe church : we to to nir;
aapDatns sreeqtiauy naiiowca ; tn ruin
and feeond bell. xinii with as much fo-
iictnn
lemnity, and regularity as tormally ; the
clergy ire as much refpecTcd, 'as weff pai',
cfcd iu pur pvers with their uftial .revcr-
ebce, and tryri is as much pood cheer ou
flucompolc the molt ueVout.4n their relu
f,tous exeicifes ? I f we are difpofed' to
eligibjaKduties Mr. Jcfferfon will not
difturb'us only let ths clergy mind
their bufinefs, and I doubt not he will
, ""'' vwun
nupray ior mm, u wouia oe oeceni not
bray at him ; or if they totally umh
'erye huo. 1 i;e blcMings of Providence
arc not partia),and though the enemies
of the Prefident and Vice-Prefidcnt mav
iti i i 1 1 1 n k . nrfiiipr rr ifntpmitr tnm
the Thro;.f of Grace, yet we trtift they !
are not dependent on their; ':le'a:ency j
(though clothedin facradoials) but on the
benevolence of. the Supreme B.eihg...To !
Him we commit them," and it dons not
jreqmre.the banediction of their adverfa.
ictuic iiuem a conuunancc in nis i
s.tpniji. t x
V hile fpeaJsing of the clergy, " I da j with officers, and the better to r ,.Mc,
not mean to include the-whole order, asfe-CoinpU-olier to f;ttUv 1 is cinu '
being "thus oppofed to thc'Prclident ; ; Ke,was"fcnfjuie of. the iinpollniiii r i-',
a large proportion of them, I am pcrfua ; thJr wa'kjng . a thorough inv lligu ion
ed reprobate the indecent publications ; j-andtha they mull truft to thcTr-fi y .
which luyj- appeared agaiaft-hini. As tor information ; b tit. that whtfi:il,c ..r-, :i
an ordei in. ;f.sie'y.I.;i.'.ll ever, relpycl' t'ention of. the people was called to p.r
tbettj i h'U tU''fc an a i'evy who have Jttctilar characlers inlthis manner, it was
aSida pa.V wl-.i- h :-; f;;vfen()Us'rcflc(fVion ; their duty tofatisfy them ; he .did. hot
rhey:c.nii;t-j-unoGod,Vor-ibeir rwlllrto iinglc out Mr.iPickering ilyne;
own cOiif-.io Cci. If fuch men would he wilhed .equal reference to otkcr4
lelhore cifclTn.fpeift' in their Wircon-1 1'he propofed refolution was not on' ac-
hil, and an i,d more to the duties .of count of any doubt in his mind ; he did .
their own profcllion, the caufe of ft!i- ; not entertain the Icaft fufpicion that .Mr. ,
iou would be more effcdually fuppor- i-Pickcring had ever appropriated to his
ietl. than by their calumny againlt the
4 ,i,usi T .uiici a uiuucKuvc io
!1lsl 11,1 17 rreltdent, as they aie as clcr-
I ,r""g -cviueiucoi n ouoeiici m
I irr,P!ure as tnty naveot tr.e negligence
o propagate the gofpr), i i$ .incumbent
on themtoait more confillent with its
I 'inciples . The -Geography of this "
1 not ihe V one thing needful,"
f-n;t . t,..-e"r(7K.i.ii; ii
It . I . I '
f h'sj . ' mr.ueiny.incy inouie exam-1 nc epenuitute, tne excels appeareatatr-rfua-ll,!c
tnrir own ronduct, ar.d poUiblv tip- ly .and necelfarily applied:: fo may it
on rt8tion,iheymuld fiiuliheremiin-!
ner or incir lives couui not oe oeticr foent
than in torrc-ctmg their formar imru
dencics.
OLD SOUTH.
CONGKKSS.
Hffe Rtfretntaih,(tt
I'ucfday, Dec. -8. .
Mr. NichoMon offered a refo'ution to
.' oufc an account ol ninnies received by
rimnirtjPickering, as a public oSicer,
and Mr. lwuaaccount ofdiibcrfe.
mcnts. Mr. Niche fon obrcivcd.that
aiinc puoiic miiui nu.uccn ntucn.agiiatcu
At. ft ft
limine the accounts of the Secretary .ol
jlihe Trealury,'and that committee made
fenctal mode of djiugbuhncli in ther.e
- Intend particulatly toihe account i of all
ioriux,le wnj ru.i receiyea puunc monies. .
I t I i a . .
which he off cied would be adopted.
Mr.'Gtifwold fa id healfo ?aamem
I br of tlte committee Ult rcllion, hu
jdifcrtd much from the gentlemen lad up
ItciaUve to the noivcrsol thai committee
I H conceived tiecomtnittee were auilu
rifoH to examine ill the accbnntsof th:
Treafury ; and a general "investigation
was made. I he atcounti of Mr. 1 ck
erine in particular were examined at
that ttnie.
-Mr. Grifwoldthoueht the prefcntcla
:n j n . - i
fotfered it (hould pointut the particularN
iojctl he had tn view, v
M f. N icfhol fon i n repjyj. The gen
tleman and himfelf dirrVred Nas to the
jpQwcrof thtcommiuee that hadatten-
ded to t he1 n ve ft i eat ion. ti ftfiTr ea fir
. " . , i ;
ty accounts ; he believed tjiey ,yvere not
authorifd to enter "into an enquiry
whethcrall the monies received bv (Jul.
Pickcrina rere nrontrlv a'onrooriiit'ed :
n t ivia h c aKia k h.. k .t
uica previous io inc inveuigatipn or tf;:
Committee Ia(t year, & was.the occafion
ot that committee's- - beipg appointed.-
1 f The houfe jbould order a new tnvef.
tigation upon evjery frelh claniour ' their
Vn6le. time wquld be occupied. ; Mr.
GrifoU conceived that, it did riot be- '
long tathat lioufe to fettle the accounts
ot Mr' Pickering VI (-the hou fc ihouid
erect'themfctvej into a Doard. of: account -they
mud coniinue to ht during the .
whole year, andthen the buffs would
not b dane. He concluded b faying
that he could not but objed to theV'efo.
lotion offered. UHlil-jhe iientleman who" "
med, ,of late, that Mr. Pickering had '
fweTnftancci appropriated irlo.reir.tM.t-,.,'-;
thin he was allowed, and iiad"fomuif!..ra.',&
appropriated' money . to'v pnrpofts, '
public purpt)fes,-otherwife thai1, o?dJrt'.'.'
it was his vvilh that the hodft.- Ii...id a- '
ii'pr lome reguuitons isi uuk matu rs, '
uvm icavjiJK ai"proprja;ioi,5 . ..iKriiion.-.! y
own tife or defrauded the public of 'a'fin.
-6' umiur i ne scuevca mm to De a .nun
o irreproachable honelty and integrity ;
isu ui mc iunu tommiuco
ivtr. vjruwoiu. ne prciumed it very
prooaoltrthat thcreTiad been'occafionat
aq'iintcd with public bufihefs inew
that 'the public fcrvice would have often.
fulfcred had not this been the cafe: moft
man
members knew how often this had hap
peMec,.andl
fttfied, and
eels of appn
-i 1 r r ij :.:r
rantca,.af ttrwards, this cx-
appropriation.:.Uws. cannot al-
; ways loucn contingencies : it Dad otten
.teen the i cafe in i the office,;-of Secretary
iat War; Congrcfs afterwards made up
. l ' . .
have been iu the cilice of the Secretary
, ' otate.
NOW LANDING
From ,$n hoard the Schooner pifpatch,
Obtain Svtainet trtm .Nw-)rk, W
far Sak on very hw termt,
25 Crates QiieenVWarc,
2ioBoxes China, ' .
12 Kegs .Malaga. Kallins. frelh,
Kegs 11-5, ;
I Cafe Piper 410 Port,
ilitio rlaying Cards,
2 Uoxes Tea,
too dien Ghifs Tnmblcr?,
2 Trunks dark and light Prints.
K.iacks cc liilhop,
. . ijia L&e r SiUt ... ....
IMLHS ON BOSTON. :
December f,
LLY l'EASE.
THK fubfenber willctntracl to give
for any quantity, the market price
ol corn at the lime ot delivery.
A. LAZARUS
Wilmington, Dec. 3-:-6w
A "Cotton Mill
WHICH the builder ha v warranted
lhall clean al lead one thouf I
weight from the Iced pet day, fo t
injure ihe laple at little at any other St
Gin Sn the flate, erefled for or before the
Crop of lift rar and to be completed at
Ofton Mills in a lew days will' in a
fhiil time lhtrejttr pick or rtea.t out
Coiloo fvr tbe cuflomary Toll.
CENJA. SMITH.
Norexbef-i2;
IN.
't -
tl!
ii
I
twi; H hclt a a immoral manf potat
with ai much order is ufual, ,and
mor by no taeant afuQicient gtou&J for
1
n.