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..-- . , '.:."' . - - ' ;., ' . j i . - . ' . . ' .; , ... - . . r l . v ----- - . -; . - - - - . . - . ,? t TWO & A HALF DOLI. n. "T ANN. PataiU half Yearly. J . PUBLISHED (whkkly BY WILLI A M KOYLAN. Vol. io. RALEIGH, N. C.) MONDAYk SEPfF.KtBER 16, 180. No. 492 V J' flOH THE TRENTON FEDRRAllST REFLECTIONS On the Politics if Pcnnfylvami The political affairs of , Pennfylvania prefent a critical crifis, for the confidf ra. tion of that body of. cits 'citizens who arc denominated Federalifts. We at once re ject as puerile and declamatory, the afler tions, that on the eveutiof ckis eleclion hangs the hopes oLa fteady andjufl go vernment.' The frcquenf cry of ruin, and indeed the progrefs towards it, nt wit.hftanding aU the efforts of truepqtrht ifm, Oiould make men very cautious how they aft upon fuch occafions,. or what ex pedations they ground upoh their cxer?J ons. The truth is,, and experience faic tions the faft., that are not to look fpf any very morjW'confequenec onTthe fide of permanent civil liberty, from a cafual fuccefs oyer the projefts of a fool ill) and innovating and reltlefs dempcracy. It' has fairly been tried in this and other countries, and 4he experiment proves, (juft what reafon wJd teach) that ihofe "who afflime the name the peoplewill ultimately get the inai's of the people on their fide, and where there is -univerfal fuffrage, will batter down every inff ituti oa which they do not comprehends or which ftands in the way of ambitious de magogues or ighcrant but well meaning enthufiafts ; 1 he firft thing then for. the Federalifts as a body, is toconfider thelof and gain of any part they may take in the feud which now agitates the popular fea. of Pennfylvania. We have calmly and deliberately taken a view of this queftion, . under " ctrcumftances mbft favourabfe to an impartial opinion, and do not hefuatc to pronounce that, they JhouWtake no part between the contending facTmns. The pretence held otit by the Confiitutienalth of preferving that prfciouj injfrunirnt, ti with it legal and political Tecurity, by the eltftjon of Mr. M'Kean, is both weak and infolent." Thecbttftitution in th .hmdsoL Mr -Ke anMupaftjr -Jia shen. ufed as a fcourge, and pref -nted no proofs of honourable adminiitration, or political fafety : Let rehVting men look b:ick tipdn the fix years of " M'Kean and the Conftltu tion, " and coUiit bp its bleflings and its honours, it h'js been dillorted by its boafterf executive, (lo energetic and Io pure) to every purpofe of popiibr cor ruption ahd t'y rati ny, and we can venture io fay there is not a feniible arid foiind " federalift in Pennfylvania who, on reflec tion, will hot agree, tlut more purity, and mote of efuaLpoYiuczl liberty would have been diflultl. over the ftate through the medium of a liVvlr houf? of repre sentatives, with all the exreutive poAtirs, "annually elected.,' Under Inch a form of government, it would be iinpoffiblc to ex tinguijlj the influence' of talents, of pro perry, of virtue, of corrcil pelitical ef-forts-tnefe the federal'ifls would bring into dperation at every eleclion, and if we are not greatly deceived would, at this moment, and will in'future, fijould that form of government prevail, (rand on . the highejt ground of political afcendancy. ; in Wew-Jeriey ibis opinion is verified by the faft, the government is completely popular nominally there is 'a doubL: branch, but in faft, the whole executive, Jegiflative,and judiciaj piiwer is in a Gn gle body of reprefentatives annually cho fen. Many tederalifts concluded that our. political affairs would be defperate under this form of government,, when jt mould i get-iiwo- th 9 4i a nd of-W-demoer ati e-adra h iiirlration. ; They acknowledge, howe ver, their error, theTt governor indeed, . and the joint, mrjttmg ha.ve, ? with regard to-Tome petty ofecVs and tHflLipg.arranyc: m en t s , been vihdjfti iye- unj uft, ; and me a n ; but with reference tp aU the great and ef Jemial points and principles of conxlnft - and legifla tion!, federal dm has bee n tri r urnpliTnt. The reafon of this is that ttie form of the condittition left the' demo crats expoied-to oppofition, to deteclion, and controul thry could be checked at; every fall eleilion, an J this faint ary prin ciple has- entured, and will en fur e io fe deral men the full effect of all their votes, their prope rty , & -their r ajen t s . Is there an bbferving man in Ne'.v Jerfey who will : not confefs (Petting afide the mere hold ingcf paltry offices) that federal principles and influence is ftronger than ever. But what' if the party thus checked and con troulled. had ccaie into' power under a cpaftiturion, whh a ftrcr.j and permanent- ' executive, pvver, like that of pennrylra. nia, it is evident that federalifm would hare becu crufhtile partywould have gone on fearlefV of opposition, arid exe cuted at their p'eafure eery project like ly to weaken and deftroy their political opponents Let not then the terrors hflJ ou cf a more popular form of government, tie. termine federalifts to take a part with the lupporters of MrTM'Kean :7CcuU thy , even by their interpofttion, upholil it, jet them confider, both from what they have felt and what they may expert, whether their political power or. the civil fecuncy are . to gain in the iuggl'e by interfer ing.: m. : ' ---fr,----- z-: ft, Can they be affured that by joining with the conflitutjonalifls, they will fuc, tied 'm electing Mr. M'Kean ? ad. If they; mould lucceed in his elpc tiim, ftill.is it not. clear that the popular P'Jty will fooner or Ltcr new model the cunltitu.tion ? f 3 I. Is it clear that the eonftitution as aJmtniftered byoiie or other of thefepar tics, is beni tidA to the community I 4th. Can they with honour or charac. ttr interfere had they riot better let the norm of factions proceed, and referve anf their principles to a period more fa vourable fvir tisir fuccefs and example? .1 htle loofe h uts are put to prefs in hafte, though not witfcou; having under gone uiuh tonlidcratiuu. It i'ecms for tunate, that as yet the leading federal cha racters in Ptntilyl vnnla have fufpetided any .ilecifion it is hoped they will ponder vvell the toiiu-jiirHcc of auy counection : wi.ih the prefeni parties,. If t!ujy will fet !n;a oovcrnor of thtrir own iiomination. they can vote with .honour aiid ffety, hough certainly with no prefent profeft. of liicc Is. will be any way advanced by retaining ( themfelves, their honour, their efforts, Meflrs. Dahas &Co. in the adminiitrati. on'of fuch a conftitution. TTb us St ap pears evident, that a ftrong conftitution in the hands of demagoguet, whether they calf themfelves by one name or another, are. moft deftruclive weapons; and fiiue power is likely to go and be kept in fucb hands, the only -wjy fo divide arid fottcn its rigour is to render the form of govern meat purely eleclive end annual ; then all claffes of wen and denominations will be fure to co;nein for a Kliare, and be able at lea ft partially, to protect themfelves a gainll folly; perfecution, and infolence. To tell tnetjueftkni whether this or a freer form of government would be riioft TdTaniageous" to 1 federaKXmV let us "fbr's'' moment contemplate. 'The democrats in Pennlylvariia iri pofleflionbf thisconflitu tion a governor for nine years, with luch' executive power :t)f appomtnieiu "and pa Ironage, and his other indirect infiuerx'e, woUld, in the coinrlercit manner pot an. end to the hopes and -the efforts of- thoft men who wifh ones. .more 10 fee the re gcT? of conftitutioTul principles ntnl ju-.Mcal fe curity. It is luineccffary to purlue the refleitions which fuch a ftate of things fug gefts ; and" lm the deirocrats will g?c hold of this gcvernment in Pcnnlylvania, either at the enfuing eledion, or a little later; is evidertt tto n men hft allow' ex-". perieniSiaadnimon JerJaa dirtcljlijeiik judgments. The cry of atidocracy, law yers, courts of jjftice, the people", ice. &c. will prevail, and Mr. M Kesn and his co adjutors, as well as the federalills, if 'they juin to preferve the conftit.U:ion, only club their efforts to hand it over to. MtlTrg Snyder, Duane, & Co.- The truth is, that a g6od and perfta couuVu- t.ion, 111 the nanus or nonett .acd mreiii gent men, isi blcffing; but in the hands of Ignorance, pafiion, and party, n.uit tend tofanftion and perpetuateerror in novation, find tyrarihy. Thefe cbnfideiratioris. mould at Icaft a lay the fervour of firft iriiprdlioris, and induce federal men to calculate how much is gained rd them and their principles, even if theTctlftitution isj fupported j if they fucceed, Jet ibeni remember; that MelTrs. M'Kian, Dallas, h Co. or Sny der Duane, & Co. V ill adminifterh over 'them.' .;V"'"-.:' - ". . "', But, again what rational, profpecl is there that their jtinilhn with the conlli iiitional party will eiifure the ele.ioti of Mr. M'JCean,' or even if it does, that a convention will be prevented.' , The pro bability is, that Mr. M'Keah ?nd his whole party will be cryed down in three months they will be identified with fede ralists ftigmatszed as a riff ocrats decided as enemies of the pe.qple intimidated by threats and yiolence-and, in fhort, b? thrown out with uttef difgraceVV. Mr. M Kea 0 ?n $ his fuppor te r s firft corrupted -the- peoplep and t hen a bufed -their- princis ples,i and dirappointed theijc; wifhes nay more, infuhed their, feelings by ignomi nious epithe-ts, and difgrjcefulrcfleftions uport.trieir ignorance., and . depravity i';" can" anv rcfleftiog perfon, knowing the means nd the exertions of the democratic lea ders, with fiKfh fafts'& materials to work wlthr36ubt but ..that VJrietifsJofth ptople will overcome" the friends of: M' Kean .- and mould M'Kean be elefted, ftijl how Vsthe anftitutian preferved ? The people may call 'a con vention themfel ves, or the 1 popular, brancb-do it for them. Now, what will be the difgraceful pbfiti. on of the federalifts, ' if, after fo much in. folence and injury fro' the prefent Tulihg party, tKey join theic ftandard, even un folicited, and find themfelves at the end -of three months; involved with them in utter ruin, and annihilation? I: defef ves the grave and deliberate confederation of all thofe who have' been thus treated by both the contending faftiont, what they K ATiiv-JerscyPoi " i Exertions are making iri New Jerley to' introduce among the democrat iik puty the lame kind otjdifcntioh's as exift in this ftate and in the ftate of .;eAYolk. James Slo3.n," a mail well known in the fhanibles 4f Philadelphia by the bec.f and thr poli ticks which he difpenlVs. there, a member of cor.j? re-Is and a ln-itther, is endeavtring' to" put hi.niVif at the had of the revol'u tipnifing fc"tion. . For ihi pnrpofe he Uis liiade an adilrclVto the people of the (late in which In higlily coimuends jhe cohdUft of tlie S:iydcr party, ani urge's his ii!ierento to imitate it by turning ut ibe" prelVnt members of the ir republican, 1raTtffc7iit pn more repob ican. Upon this fubjCt he hjs the folUwing remark. Firft let me awaken your attention by 4 obferving that two feffioris of our legifla 4 ture has (have. been held fince we ob ' tained a complete victory,, orer feileral ' tyranny, by electing a" majority of" thofe 'tailed dembcratick republicans both ' hojfes Here let me ajk this all impbr ' tairt qneftion : IV hat have they eone? ' H'hjt cfpYeffivslriws have thfy repealed', ( or -what ben?fcii laiixs have thty puffed? If vve rake this man's teftimony', there fore, and he" is a miri of the fiift Cunfe. qaeike aruoirg the democrats of Cslew-Jer-fey, that ftate' has -gained nothing as yet by turning bur the old tor y federalifts and putting in the genuine republicans. Hear further what this patriot and man of the people fays upon the fuhjct. ' This surprizing inattention oh our le ' gifljtbre to bufiatls of the ? impnr ' tance to", the people, (particularly the lift ' feflion, Vvhen banks ?nd incorporated tompamsst the genuine progenitors or ni9nie4 atiftocracies, dangfrius to the ' liberties of the people wire increaTed in ' amanner before unpatalelledln the Qatc) ' hath io difeburaged many that they fay it is in vain to ffriye any. longer.' - ". ' Ir certainly is difcouragfngMr.'Sloan, to rlml that the men whofe;cleftpin. was to introduce a Political millennium into your- (late fhouldimmediatel'dopt irleafures fo rrr- ' t 1 1 . :. :-t- r"i i . From the B .Lance. .... . Nnv-York Politicks. " ... The line of reparation is at length dir- tincf ly dra wn bet ween the democrarh k fac- lions in this ftatet The Clintons have at length openly declared war againff the j Livingftonji, and ofrenfive operations are commence!. Dark infinuat'on and am biguous terms are no longer employed. The fides Jet to with relentlds fury, and thc'politicaf hoTIzTTi is alreadjTtlarkeneJ by the innumerable arrows of the contend- . iug bands. . It is i npoffible to calculate, with any certainty, at prefent which party is ti be exalted, and which humbled. The Liv ingftons are the moft numerous the C 'iru tons the beft organized and difciplined. J he latter have long bnen prepared for the event. Thrir captains have been em ployed, and furnifhed with ammunition arid ac'cQutrementSi -They have been ikirT nrifhtrig and reconnoiterisg. They fecar- i: ed the " vantage ground' before tbey a vowed their hoftile intentions. But, after -all, their impetubfity may lead them into :; aiiambufcade. Their ferocity will alarm ' and difgoft, rather than allure the furroon. dinj multitude. Viftbry itfelf may proved ; worfe than defeat. . . ' 1"he Livirigftons, taken by furprite, ititS ading-aniy;fintheudef time to rally enough of their fojrces to pre ? lent a resectable front to the Tnemy. 1 hey do not appear to want.fH'Urage opr fp'uit ; but they are not yet fufHcieiitly re covered from their confiif!on, to exhibit any remarkfible fpecim us of fk 11- 'At the head.qviarters of the conunardeif in : chitf thty are mufttiinii in corfiJerable ftre ygth ; and appearance promil'e a ftout defence. .-. . ,.' , : As our tliftant retders may feci intcreftt " ed in the event of this fanguinary waV-t:-'i from week to week until it becomes tire-r fomc. And i'tr the firft Dlacr. it mavb proper to mention fuch of the papers aVi "rare fSkch a TdltT jCrt in the controi- ,, J veciy., ' ,-'t Oruhe fide of he Clintons CheethamV Citizen ancl Vatcn Tr.vi?r tskr the lead -:A the Newbbrgh Fights ofMan iht Hud fon Meet andths Herkimer Monitor, are , fubalttrns. ...?'NX - The Livingftoniare deferided by the ) Morning Chronicle ihePouchkeenfie Bai rometer and the A'ew burgh Recorder. . The Albany Regit e- is carefully flculk.'X ir.g between the tactions, ' untiJitearijfex,. r;?J the ftre ngth of each, at the next leflion cf the legiflitureV ' ' THE COVERKOR ; , A writer in Cheetham's paper, after" mentioning, as a very extraurdnary cir. 'curnftarice, that Gov. Lewis h-d, 4 with- iii a fev; months after his elevation, tru :f Jj tirely loft the eonfidence and forfeited t ' the tfteem of thofe who raifed him info cffice, Mates, ' That without haying r very afJttocfatickTal gerous .' to the liberties of the people " rendered a fingle important ferviceo the repuhlican party, without dijltnfll; 4 on for talents tr VIRTUE, 'the repub l with a liberality equalled only by--- ' their chff f. and AiDDortedhim fuccefsful" f ,-., tr .- ly, Src. . - 1 his language is plain enough. It rtv quire neither comment nor explanation. It is an unequivocal conftlfion that .the,. democrats at the Isft election. fuppor ted ; J man tor cniei nwgurrjie or inr.iiaic, wco pff. flV. f nhe r taJert r t ni'r .i lUuafeiiil this is not the world of it. By oiak'ng rhijV contViTihn. thev;convicl tiumft Ives of the af to be unpailelledjho ed federa ilfs that nreceaed tnetn. iow vie h ave fore fr eii a 1 1 thefe coriieq uences from the betinning : and,.wega;veHmiely warning of- them to it lie demot rjars of that 0f pr onioting the election of . MrVl ftateaml of thisi bueyrrflowor Lewwjw heart ro beueve. i'othinx but .ictus I ex- perje nce could fa nsfy or convince thetii. Now thy 'have had the . experience .-an'T are.eompelled ro ackowledge the crrrecl nefs o four predictions;; but ftrangc to tell, they ftili cfSim'to be hone f), men, anxioujf-, ly concerned for the pubucood, yet, m ftead of retracing thtir fteps and endeavor ing to gain the h'gh and To lid ground from which they departed, they are employing their whole ftrer.grh to plunge the people ftill deeper .into the fldugh of democracy. When will our countrymen Icara wifdom' enough to caft off fuch unfaithful and Telf couhfcllors S. t7.';: - - ing to" palm Mr- Lewis ximn the pebpleai . S one of the beft of men. If we had o the handbills that were-cireMatpd for the puf- 2 counterpart tb the above exraft. But we have only two 1 he reader muft, there. N tore,, oe contented wnn a lacrr extract from each of ibel KZ "CJV'W ;In the feleflforilif the candidate for " GbvefnorVeJi ave 'been attentive tbv " thofe qualification' which; ought to " dorn the character of a Chief Magiftrate, and to thofe political opinions which are f ' moft congeriiar with the 'puolic lent:- j i .ment, and beft adapted to promote the public pfofperity The private chirac- ; j V ter of Chief Juftice Lewis is fair and ui- r :. . , - - j- : . '. I
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