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| hrom thi Y. JY. Fvsmng Post. The following candid, liberal, and highly honorable concessions of Mr. Mitchel, an editor who tor several years has conduct- ed a vilfaye democratic newspaper in this state, (and certainly with more of learning and talents than any other de- mocratic editor,) will be received with satisfaction by the federal party, and will cause those of the more moderate and considerate among their opponents to pau'e and reflect. Tlie article is entitled '' Federal Influence." On this subject Mr. M. expresses himself thus : Let us for a moment consider wherein consists this imminent danger of admitting federalists to a due share of influence in our state and national councils. In the first place, then, the great body of federalists are Americans, *'ho pride themselves as much on national character as do the republicans ; and including the dif- ferent sections of the republican party, it comprises more of European emigration, than does the federal party. Hence there is greater danger of the prevalence of for- eign influence in the politics of the republi- can, than in those of the federal party. Next I would inquire, and 1 request eve- ry republican candidly to make the same in- quiry, whether federalists are.not in reality the friends of their country ? Are they not as sincerely and as ardently attached to its happiness and welfare as are the republicans ? To convince ourselves of this, let us exa- mine characters under onr immediate notice. Have we not federal neighbors and federal friends, in, whose hands we would be wil- ing to intrust our most important private concerns ? And are such men improper per- sons te be intrusted with the interests of our country ? There are yet some leading federalists whom the rage of party has not rem .ved from exalted and responsible of- fice ; d > these not fill their stations with dignity, usefulness and patriotic integrity ? Would it not be dangerous to displace them for the elevation of characters less qualified, less competent to discharge official duties ? It has been said that federalists are in the interest of the British government. Recent events have proved this assertion a calumny. Who, on the subject of the late British ag- gression, have held stronger language of disnpprobation—who, on the occasion, have rail ed around the standard of their coun- try with more zeal and ardor than the fede- ralists ? Is not this sufficient evidence that they are not in the British interest ? and no other interest has it beeu pretended they were attached to. The time has been when it was supposed that a British and a French influence pre- vailed in this country. That time has long been past, and the American people, Hot blinded by prejudice, or infatuated by ambition now see the necessity of guard- ing against the introduction of every species of foreign inlluence into the politics of their Own country. I shall leave it then for the judicious, the temperate- and the discerning politician to decide, whether both policy and justice do not demand that federalists should be ad- mitted to a due participation in the affairs of government ? Does not our country want their talents in her councils ? and in case of war could she dispense with their services? Should this country bs involved in vigorous war, alas ! how would the bawling, b'ustering, brave fellows who now dash on the high boards of politics, and swagger, ar.d talk big about battles and blood, how would they wilt and withera- way, when called to defend their country's honor, ' even in the cannon's mouth !'— Then would danger compel us to turn to those on whose ability, experience and bra- very, we could rely for defence, safety, and protection, whose finances we annually tax for the support of government, but whose counsels and services are rejected by the in- t; lerance of party spirit. I know the partizan may urge precedent against my arguments, by calling up the ¦wars of federalism and republicanism. But these were ' the days of other years,' the errors of past times on which, though much has been said, yet volumes might still be . written. My remarks are predicated on the strongest conviction that there is, not only ! in this state, but throughout the United Stat*, a prevailing spirit of moderation, -which will finally break down and triumph over the violent spirit of party, and restore the politics of our country to tlteir original purity, or at least, place us orrsuch grounds that the great body of the people shall be known only by.the name of the American party, and their oppofers by that of faction. Let not the prudery of party start at these reflections.. Let the principle be fairly exa- mined. The times are portentous ; we zte threatened with war from without ; con- tention and violence prevails within. On union and moderation depends our security. Old prejudices must be dismissed, and one common object held in pursuit, the honor, independence, and glory., of our national character. SALMAGUNDI. The popular little work, no-v published by David L ngworth, under the facetious title of Salmagundi, of which 13 numbers have already been given to the world, is said to be the joint efforts of two youno- gentlemen natives of this city • and what- ever character New-York nay be accused of •with respect to men f ie (rning ?.rd genius. It IS sufficiently proved, m this work, that she can boast with the same degree of pro- priety as any of her sister states. 'ihis work, although n>.t wholly origi- nal, contains genuine wit, and well dircx'.- j ed satire, in abuftdance, and de tit oul in such a masterly and able manner, and 'vith such good humor that none can feel offend- ed with the lash, though it may smart with the greatest severity.—The manner in which it ridicules the times appears to be after the same model of Cervantes in his Don Quix- ote, and Goldsmith, in his Citizen of the world ; and in many instances its authors havr; proved themselves, no ways inferior in caricature to their able progenitors. It would be a sourse of infinite self-con- gratulation to every American, to see a pe- riodical paper so much deserving of praise as Salmagundi, patronized by his country- men ; and every means in his power should be used to strengthen and increase its sup- port, n)t for the pecuniary benefits of its authors, (who have sufficiently proved they do not write for hire.) but for a greater and more lasting purpose—to enrol them on the book of literary fame—to convince the world at least for once, that Americans know how to appreciate native genius, and when to bestow merit where it is due, and to Avash away the foul stigma which has so long been given us, that literature does not flourish in the American soil. England has shewn us a proper example, by encouraging the papers of Addision & Steel, Hawkes- worth and Johnson, Lloyd and Thornton, and many others, engaged in the same pur- suits, some of whom are very justly im- mortalized—and why niay n t the A- mericans she* the same inclination ? Though we have no reason to complain, as yet, of the manner in which this work is received by the public; we feel a pleasure in noticing the very rapid manner in which it has circulated in the different states, and the number of new editi ns it has already gone through—the avidity with which all classes "I people read the numbers as they make their appearance, and the encomiums bestowed upon thsm by men of the first li- tery abilities in this country. It must be the means of stimulating the authors to greater exertions to have their labors crovned with such an abundant harvest of success ; and under such flattering prospects w e may ven- ture to predict many a good dish of jocula- rity and entertainment to feast a leisure hour, And make the lingering moments fly, Swifter than meteors through the sky. From the Boiton Repertory. There never was a subject so little under- stood, nor a term so much abused as the li- berty of the seas. The French have of late been the greatest bawlers for this freedom, though no people on earth ever abused their power on the ocean half so much. Among other doctrines which they have always preached and con- stantly violated, is the novel maxim that free ships make free goods- But by the law of nations, the only doubt was .whether ene- mies'goods did not forfeit neutral ships — Grotius, one of the ablest jurists, thinks, the ship not forfeited, hut he remarks that the law of France in his day, adjudged the goods lawful prize if the ship be so, and the shift lawful prize, if the goods be so ; but he himself thi ks that the goods of an enemy in the ship of a friend, are lawful prize, but not th& shi/i. So then, Prance, when she had power on the ocean, so lav from being in favor of this ridiculous liberty of the seas, went further in her tyranny than any other nation She confiscated neutral ships merely because they cariied enemies' goods—The British airways have restored them and paid freight, where they have not violated their neutral rights by concealment or fraud Some of our southern politicians are going to war for the freedom of the seas. This can only be done by humbling Great Britain, and this again can only be effected by ad- vancing the power of France—for I presume no American will be so vain as to think of reducing the maratime power of England alone, and of holding the superiority our- selves. Well then, I would ask from the speci- men above quoted by Grotius, from our own experience—the role d'equipage—the burn ing of our ships by Willauinez, and the high regard paid by the French to neutral rights on land, whether we should in fact possess more freedom on the ocean, when the Imperial flag of Fiance shall be display- ed in every sea ? the carjbtllary tubes, vis the) thoratic duct, aesophagus, ctrcum, &c. &c- It extirpates the spinal marrow, which is ..the cause of such frequent and fatal complaints.—-It dis- patches adip-se tumors and'.premature births, and is an effectual preventative a- gaiilst old age. It assists nature in her attempts at amputation in disorders, of the head and pluck. From its.stypick qua- lities it is eminently useful in promoting excessive hemorrhages, by which surgical operations of all kinds become unnecessary. By rinsing the month daily with this cordi- al the epiglottis becomes firmly fixed in its socket, and carious teeth adhere closely to the metatarsus, by which means deglutiti- on and ckylification progress regularly. . The muscles which become flaccid by use are restored to an ossified state, as well as the arterial system. Applied to the eyes it removes the three humours and eradicates ,he optick nerve ; and in disorders of.the ears it will be found useful in perforating the tympanum. In extreme watchfulness and nervous irratibility it induces a perma- nent and uninterrupted sleep. In sudden attacks from an enemy's cavalry it brings on an instantaneous coma which may save the patient's life; From its drying quali- ties it is useful in cases of drowning ; and hanging yields to its elevating stimulus. Price 10 dollars per hottleum. 9J" To prevent counterfeits, every bottle is wtapped in a twenty dollar bank bill of Detroit bank. By this means a great sa- ving is made by those who purchase by the dozen. [There is a great variety of literary dishes prepared for the palates of the learned ty the. curious, in the four corners of this cu- rious -world. It is said that there is a pa- per published (occasionally) in Salem, called the " Fool" from which the fat lifwing is taken.~\ Doctor Bothernm Smokum having qritt- ed his former profession of chimney sweep- ing, now carries on the business of invent- | ing and preparing his much approved mine- ral, vegetableand animal go-to-bed-icalget- np-ical go-to-sea-ical and stay-at-home-ical medicines. His p!itent-cut-and-thrust emetick, cat- hartic and dieuretic double distilled and double barrelled fire and brimstone cor- dial. An amiable, interesting, pleasing and agreeable, inn. cent unmedical sudorific, nephritick, anthelmintick, narcotick, to- nic stimulant, alterant astringent, stomach- ic!?, bellyachick, diaphoretic, aperient, emollient, carminative, sedative, ruberaci- ent, autispesmodic-pectoral, crural and fe- meral emmagogue. It is a sovereign spe- cific and instantaneous remedy for distem- pers : acute, chronic, nervous, general, local, real and immaginary, and epidemi- cal disorders ; for gunshot wounds, simple and compound fractures, casualties of ail kinds and sudden death. It operates eq al- ly on the body, mind estate real and per- s 'nal, and place of residence of the patient. It is an efficacious and safe cosmetic, re- moving the pernicious periosteum Ir m the j cuticle, and rendering it clear and sa#>oth to a fault. It clears the bile and gastrick juice from the brain, and induces a calm train of ideas. It removes obstructions in [We feel no great interest in the local poli- tics of Pennsylvania. But some of the readers of the Federal Gazette may be cu rious to know something of the manage- ment of the leading and exclusive republi- cans of that unhappy, wrangling state. The following is number III. of a series of letters now publishing in the " Demo- cratic Press," at Philadelphia. They are addressed to Dr. Leib, who was the great champion of democracy.] Sir, the deep and serious impressions al- ready made on the public mind by a partial developement of your treachery, convinces me that though individuals may some time longer continue in error, yet a true aad cor- rect opinion of your political turpitude will inevitably and speedily follow a complete- exposition of your character. It is in vain that you publicly affect to consider those letters as beneath yonv notice ; it is in vain that you eulogise and Ifortify yourself be- hind addresses or resolutions of your own drafting ; " it is in vain to evade the questi- on. If you will not speak out, the public have a right to judge from appearances." You know, sir, that I have not pourtrayed the facts in their darkest colors, or arrayed them in their strongest and most imposing attitudes. You know the simplicity, the truth and moderation of my narrative, and you are well aware that every exemplificati on, every detail of the particulars, would sink you deeper and deeper in the depths of public odium. You are not ignorant that the more clearly your conduct is perceived, the more effectually will the cutrent of pub- lic opinion set in against you, and wash away the only ground upon which you have footing as a candidate for the suffrages-of your fellow-citizens. I have already shewn that you opposed Simon Snyder at a time when he was sup- ported by the nerve and strength of the de mocratic party ; that you contributed to pa- ralise the party by opposing its candidate at a period momentous and critical ; & that in a more recent instance you endeavored to sacri- ficethe same man by intriguing with " the 3d party." I proceed to shew that tho' those two defeats may have smothered, they have not extinguished the unquenchable animosi- ty which burns in your bosom. Your ani- mosity, like your avarice and ambition, is " the worm that never dies." It may cor- rode your own breast, it may destroy your quiet, but believe me, sir, it will never reach the bosom which is steeled by moral and political integrity. It is not my intentions to use the expres- sions of ydur friends or yourself in private companies to your prejudice. I scorn to publish or' you a single fact or declaration which h as reached me confidentially. Your public conduct, your political actions, th; only ground upon which you can stand for an instant, is the ground upon which I mean fail Jy & honorably to attack you. I have no !nchnation to combat in armor, or to shield me under a fictitious name. Enter but the fair field of argument, under your own pro- per name, and I too will enter it under mine, and defend every assertion of Veritas. Will you have the goodness to explain to the public, the nature of the repeated pro- positions .made by you, at Lancaster last winter, to some celebrated Berks county quids, on the subject of the next governors election? Upon what principles, and condi- tions did you offer to support Joseph Heis- ter, as a candidate for the office of governor next year ? What was the purport and in- tent of the conversation between you and Mr. Rose, of Reading, another quid, when you assured him you would support colonel Joseph Heister as governor of Pennsylvania at the next election ? It is really admirable to see a representa- tive of a democratic county, using his op- portunities, as a representative, to thwart the wishes of his constituents ! Is it not worthy to be remarked, when we see a de- mocrat intriguing with men, whom he had denounced; to put down a popular and deserving member of the party to which he professed t3 belong ! Can we cease to wonder when we see' a member of assembly living on his pay, as a representative of the democratic party, endeavoring to divert the influence and power of the state into the hands of men whom he had, in a peculiar manner, professed to abhor as apostates. Teyour correspondents you wrote, while at Lancaster, in a style, which whenever the letters may meet the public eye, wi 1 reflect no credit either on your talents or principles. The gall which embittered your mind flowed copiously from your pen, in the hope of transfusing your feelings into their bosoms. To the city you brought with you a full freight of enmity, of disappoint- ment and discontent. Not to stop at minor occasions, I take It ave to call to your reco llection your con- duct as president of the Society of Friends of the People on the fourth of July. On that memorable day, justly dear to demo- erats, when every other heart was attuned to general thanksgiving, and throbbed with public joy, yours felt no generous emotions, it was coldly calculating its own interests even when the full tide of festivity had. quickened the pulse of avarice itself. Will you permit me, sir, to ask with what pro- priety did you as chairman of a public soci ety, refuse to give the health of Simon Sny- der, when it was regularly drawn up and handed by one of the company ? How did it happen that after reading it ever, you put it in your pocket without taking any public notice of it ? and a second time, when ano ther written toast of the same nature, was handed, you declined giving it Have not all these things a mea ning ? do they not all spring from one secret motive, and all com- bine to show your rooted aversion to the most popular democrat in Pennsylvania ? After you had twice declined the toast, it was handed to one of the vice presidents, a member of congres from the district, he gave it and it was most cheerfully drank. You may recollect sir, that a few weeks be- fore the period of which I am writing, you had, unwillingly I albw, read a toast in favor of Mr. Snyder, in the same place where you celebrated the fourth of July, and that it was drank with enthusiastic ap- plause, and 17 cheers. You had no reason to supppose that the toast offered you on the fourth July, would beless warmly received ; but it did not suit you, and you pocketted the sentiment. You drew up for publicati- on, the account of the meeting of the fourth of July, the toasts and volunteers, all were faithfully reported, save and except that in which Mr. Snyder'* health and success at the next governor's election was mentioned. 1 presume it was by mere mistake, forget- fulness or some other accident, that this toast alone found no place in your report. These minor facts, those little things, shew what rankles in the mind. I hdve now, sir, traced a few of the great outlines of your conduct as a public man on a particularly interesting subject. I have declined any notice of light, casual, or what might be called joking expressions or conventions. I shall not trouble you or the public with any remarks upon the facts. I am convinced that independent men can draw but one conclusion, and that conclusion will be fatal to your political standing and influence. The influence you have possessed has neither arisen from the suavity of your man- ners, or the irreproachabihty of your morals, but from a belief in your1 political integrity, aided by an ever-attentive consideration of every minute particular which could, in any degree, affect your influence, and other cir- cumstances not now necessary to be exa- mined. Let the people be once convinced that you have forsaken their interests, and abandoned their principles ; that you were outwardly professing to act with them, and secretly acting against them, and then your influence, as a politician, will be confined to very circumscribed limits, and to men of other principles than those it democracy. Benedict Arnold was beloved by the Ameri- can army : confidently did they go forth un- der his command, and determined to gal- lantly conquer, or gloriously die. He turn- ed tiaitor, and was despised and detested. The army who before would have perished in his defence, on a discoveiy of his treason would willingly have shot him as a deserter. Aaron Burr, had once the confidence of the democratic party, he is now universally exclaimed against. Thomas M'Kean and Joseph Heister, and a long list of et ceteras, once had enfiuence, they abandoned princi- ple, and that influence is now no more.— Reflect upon these men, and these facts, & you will tremble sir, at the gulph which yawns before you. I take my leave of you on the first point I had proposed to investigate, and shall in future numbers, shew thatyow are consistent in your opposition to the democratic interest •whenever the majority of that party determine upon a line of march 'which diverges from the point to which your attention is ever directed. VERITAS. BY THIS DAY'S MAILS. London]" juiy 8. A Lisbon mail arrived yesterday morn- ing ; the letters by which we lament to say, mention the shock of an earthquake to have been felt at Lisbon on the 6th pit. It took place about 4 o'clock in the aher- noon and lasted about 12 seconds. The shock was so severe that several houses were much damaged, and the city thrown ! into the greatest confusion- But few lives ' were lost, several had their arms and leg broken, &c. by jumping out of the win- dows, under the apprehension of the hous- es falling on them. The shock was also felt at St. Ubes, Oporto, and generally throughout Portugal. I it was felt on board' the Lively frigate about 8 leagues oft' the rock of Lisbon. The following is a letter received from a gentleman resident at Lis- bon : Extract of a letter From Lisbon, dated July 12. " About 4 o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday last, the 6th instant, the shock of an earthquake was felt here, of much more force and longer continuance, than has been experienced since the dreadful one of the year 1755- In all parts of the city and suburbs the houses were abandoned, and the inhabitants on their knees, and the greater part in the most piteous and la- mentable tones supplicating the divine mer- cy- The universal impression was, that a shock so alarming would be presently followed by others more fatal, and while some with a pious resignation awaited the expected cri- sis, others gave way to frantic despair, and nothing could exceed the general horr .r. Happily, hoover, it terminated with the first great shock The dread which it ex- cited caused great numbers to leave the city and to pass that night in the open fields, but an undisturbed tranquility continued, which in the course of the next day was restored to order, and dispelled the agitati- on which more or less every one suffered. The prevailing opinion is, that there weie two shocks so instantaneously connected, as to be in effect the same as one. They were preceded by a terrific subternme us noise, such as thunder might be supposed to produce if pent up within the bowels of the earth ; and ¦when the shock commenced it« violence gave repeated and perfectly visi- ble motion to every building in the city. I have conversed with several who weie living here when the great earthquake hap- pened which destroyed Lisbon in 1755, and they all agree that the violence of that did not exceed this, but it was of much longer continuance, and many times repeat- ed. Had this lasted two seconds longer, half Lisbon would have been in ruins. As it is, thereare few houses that do notjexhibit some proofs of its effecis, though except some old dwellings, that,we e thrown down, and which occasioned two deaths and seve- ral fractuied limbs, the injury has not been great. The convents and churches have suffered most. The house we occupy is uncommonly strong, with walls two feet and a half thick, but it is shattered from one end (o the otfcer, more or less, and in some parts the fractures extend from top to bottom: The ships in the river experienced a sensation similar to what is felt when strik- ing and pasfing over a ridge of rocks. " According to the best authentic opini-'' • ons as to its duration it lasted from seven to ten seconds. Doctor C-------, and Mr. IvI-------, at the distance of two miles from each other, are enabled to speak with tole- rable sertainty, from the circumstances of their having observed that the shock con- tinued during the whole time they were run- ning from their chambers into the street,. which each of them had leached before it subsided. They supposed about two se- conds to have elapsed before they quitted their feats, and they have ascertained, by subsequent and repeated experiments, that they could not have been less then five se- conds in getting down stairs- " It was equally felt at Cjnira and at Ma- fra, where the royal family were, The princess who possesses great fortitude and presence of mind, snatched up her infant, and ran with it into the garden ; the prince Regent sunk under the alarm, and remain- ed insensible for a considerable tip.e. " Of the many shocks that have been felt here since the year 1755, two only have been distinguished as materially alarming j but neither of them are cons'deted by any means either in p int of violence or durati- on, to that of which I write. " A subsequent shock, but of so slight a nature as not to be felt by the generality of the people, is ascertained to have occurred about 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, the 10th inst. It was felt more sensibly at Mafra and other places than here. BOSTON, August 39, Arrived, brig Eunice, Russell, 29 days from City St. Domingo, mahogany & log- wood- Left, ship Phoenix, Tinker, ofN„ York ; barque Edward, Dole, of Newbu- ryport. Mr. James Wiley (mate) of Well- fleet, Cape-Cod, died on the passage. Entered, Rising Villaga, Fan field ;. Manhattan, Hudson ; Albert. Richmond. Cleared, Live Oak, New-York ; Polly, ' Salem; William, Henry, Portland; Lean- der, Portland ; Sally, New Haven ; sch'rs Hiram, Belchng, St. Johns, N. B.; Two- Brothers, Yarmouth; Deb< rah, Baker, do„ brigs Truxton, Harvey, Havana; Mary jane, Bowles, Barbados; Adventure, Cull, Newfonndland. Quarantine List. 26th. arrived, Sloop Caroline, Baxter, of New-P. evidence, 18 days, wood, molasses, and turtle- 26th, arrived, Henrietta, Harris, Eerbice and Demaraiy, 26 days, sugar,, coffee and cotton. 26th, arrived, sloop Packet, Berry, St. Thomasj 21 days, sugnf and coffee. NEW-YORK, September 2. ARRIVED, The British ship Ann Hill Osborn, Wal- , lace, of Antigua, 14 days from Antigua, su- gar. Within 2 miles of the Highlands, was boarded by a British man of war brig, as mentioned in yesterday's paper. |