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ELIZABETH-TOWN, (N. J.) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1818.
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TO THE PUBLIC.
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It is w ill feelings of anxious solicitude,
that we now* address you ; for we have
been made to realize, that not tgerely the
favourable attention of our friends and the
impartial notice of the public, but also
the jealous eyes of enemies, f.re turned^
upon us.
We little expected, when we issued our
piospectus, that ottr right to publish a
newspaper would be questioned by any
one. Yet tjtts-appears to be the fret;—or
at any rate.T^eal pains have been taken
by a very few to represent our conduct
as dishonourable, in commencing the pub
lication of a paper at this particular junc
ture, when anew proprietor ,h as under
taken die management of the Journal.
We confess the success of our under
taking is a matter of some consequence as
it regards our interest, and that this con
sideration alone would awaken no small
share of anxiety; but the consideration
of pecuniary interest dwindles into insig
nificance iu comparison with the feelings
excited by the imputation of dishonourble
conduct, which some have attributed to
us.
As it respects the establishment of the
New-Jersey Journal, justice to ourselves
and the public requires us to say, that it
would have been .ours if h could J>«ve
beeu parch sen for a reasonable conside
ration, and that all the claim the present
proprietor of that establishmet lias over us
to the patronage of the public, arises
from his having given for it several hun
dred dollars more than it is worth.
It is not true, as lias been industriously
circulated, that we kept our intention of
publishing a newspaper concealed, till the
establishment of theJouroal was disposed of:
on the contraryj we have every reason to
believe, and think we can prove, that the
present proprietor was informed of our
intention before he closed his bargaiu—if
he was not, the fault is not ours.
We now proceed frankly to speak of
our political sentiments—these are, ac
cording to our best judgment of the signi
fication of the term, Republican. As
free Americans, we enjoy rights aud ad
vantages above any other people on the
face of, the earth—rights which our fa
thers fought to establish, and which it is
our duty to W’atch with vigilance, and
transmit unimpaired to posterity. And
not only our excellent republicau institu
tions, but the administration of our na
tional and state governments, have our
fullest confidence and cordial support.
Whatever differences of opinion may for
merly have existed, we are happy to think
that great unanimity of sentiment at pre
sent prevails, and we cherish the hnpe
that our present political tranquillity will
long continue;—the happiuess of our be
loved country ; the harmony of social in
tercourse; the peace of families, and all
the sweet and tender charities that ought
to unite brethren and Christians, plead
in its behalf, and we snail ever feel it to
be our duty, as far as our influence ex
tends, to preserve it.
As was stated iu the prospectus, our
paper will be devoted to the dissemina
tion of correct intelligence in general, and
great care will be taken to furnish our
readers with the most interesting articles
of foreign and domestic news. It will also
be our endeavour, as far as practicable,
to give a correct view of public affairs.
Relying on the support of our friends,
and the candour of the public, we shall
persevere in our endeavours to render the
Gazette a useful, respectable, and perma
iioiit establishment.
3. & E. SANDERSON.
Elizabeth-Town, Sept, f, 1813.
From Niks' Weekly Register,
BRIEF SEPTENNIAL RETRO
SPECT.
The last seven years were marked with
uncommon events. Their history will fill
many ponderous volumes to astonish and
Instruct posterity.
The firm march of the great republic
of North America to a first rank among
nations, has excited the admiration and
received the applause of the liberal and
enlightened world. During the period
just above staled, its population has in
creased a till id, and its general wealth
¥na resources been doubled. Immense
tracts of rich lauds have been wrUted
from the .wilderness; and so lapidly, that
the ploughshare may be said to have ef
faced the traces of the loot-steps of the
deer; and the busy village, the seat of
thrifty' commerce, enlivens the spot where’
but as yesterday the sullen bear dozed
away half his existence. Three new stars
have been added to the constellation, en
larging the circle emblematic of duration,
and other districts of country are starting
into sovereignties, teeming with freemen.
Bountiful nature opens her lap to honest
industry—rugged independence cheers the
hand of labor—competency is the general
lot of the prudent and persevering, and »
heavenly quiet blesses the land. Art is
summoned (o the aid of nature, and im
provement is every where extending—
canals, roads, bridges, and the beds of
streams, occupy a large %fiare of the pub
lic altentiou. “ Unconquered steam” has
stretched forth its mighty arm, and almost
joined Pittsburg to New-Orleans, seem
iugly threatening also to carry the great
city of New York into regions of the west
yet untrodden by civilized man. The
happy influence of a free government be
gins to be felt and duly appreciated—it
is hallowed by the blood of patriotism, and
uo oue profanely touches its ark! It ac
quires power every day by the force of
its benefits; and reason yields that obe
dience to the law, whicti in most other
countries, is only paid to the sword. The
sublime nrohiegu so long held dqubtful
by political casuists, is completely solved
—man is best able to govern himself, and
that of a free republic is the strongest
system yet aevisen tor a social compact
amongst men. How glorious it is that a
people should be governed by their own
understandings of what is right, rather
than by the fear of punishment for offences
committed! This is the grand principle
of Omnipotence—He governs in love,
and has His seat in the heart;—the good
yield obedience as a pleasing duty instead,
of because He has ihe power to punish.
Herein is the great distinction betweeu a
lepublican and a monarchical administra
tion: under the first, every reflecting citi
zen supports the law, as his own concern;
in the other, being in a state of natural
war with tile governing power, it is his
interest to evade the law, in many cases,
so far forth as he can in safety to his pe.
son and property, and he yields respect
to it only of necessity. It is impossible
that there can be a community of interests
without reciprocity—and reciprocity can
not exist between parties if either is irre
sponsible to the other.
This happy estate is ably sustained by
a growing national character, which,
supported by the national strength, indi
cates the high destinies of the republic.
The late war with Great Britain most
eminently contributed to this; and it would
now seem as if we were prepared to act
up to tile old Scotch motto—nemo me
laccssil impune; yet willing to make a
child’s bargain” with everyone—“ let
me alone, ami I'll let you alone." This
is as it should be—and we hope that (he
principle of it will be for ever adhered to.
The resistance of wrong, in the present
state of the world groaning under kings
and slate priests, is the preventive ot
wrong : the age of impressment mas end
ed at the cannon's mouth, and it is the
resolve of the republic that that disgrace
ful and inhuman age shall not return!
An opposition to it is the fire-side idea of
every American—it has become engrafted
with those principles he esteems self-evi
dently right, and the stealth of one man
will light up a flame to cousume the vil
lainous aggression. Yet a little while,
and a force will be raised to avenge such
acts as justice and mercy may plead for
in vain; and a prepared state /or the for
mer will surely give effect to the latter.
Power is the argument of kings, and must
he answered by power, wlieu reason fails.
Another seven years will give us that
power; we do not fear it for ourselves,
because the ballot^ox is unpolluted.
Small pieces of paper effect reformations
that the bayonet would fail to accomplish.
The first prayer of every American for
his country should be, that the right of
suffrage may remain unimpaired. It is
hardly possible that a whole community
can materially err; and if they do, see
ing their error, they have the ability and
the will to correct it.
Whilst thus, in general terms, we feel
our soul lifted up because of the prosper
ity that flows from liberty and independ
ence, and taste the luscious fruits of free
dom—whilst we exult at the proud attir
tude of our country, the Iuhik of emanci
paled man, the hope of philosophy, the
Eden of oppressed humanity,, and resting
place of the labouring poor—we are not
without alloy's to our happiness, and have
cause to regret the want ol an enlightened
policy to secure all the goort|vhieh ought
to result from our national Iftd pbtitica!
advantages. The most of such deficiencies
grow out of the negligence of the people
in selecting their representatives, or in
their being guided by local and partial
views—too much bounding their patriot
ism by the ideal lines of some little town,
village, or district that they happen to
inhabit. And hence it is, that instead of
.having sound practical men to manage our
iffalrs, we are often disgusted with
popiu-jay orators and creatures of party,
aud a large proportion of ignorance and
stupidity. We would respectfully invite
the people to a consideiation of this sub
ject, and exhort them to make selections
for each office in their gift, more with a
view to the general welfare than to sub
serve a petty interest; to elect statesmen
instead of politicians, for their governors,
representatives, &c. It h the natural op
eration ol things, if a pr.son is selected
to carry some favourite measure—such as
to make a road, clear a water-course, or
some other atom in tt^e general good, that
he trades and barters, nay, may be said
to sell his vole on questions of greater mo
ment, to acedlnplisii the particular thing
he desires. This is notoriously the case ;
if you will vote for me. I'll vote with you.
is the phrase in which what should be
esteemed, and called, fkkjury is cloaked
Every legislator is perjured who votes for
a law except by conviction that that law
will be beneficial; and it is a manifest
fraud and actual bribery, as well as per
jury, to obtain votes by such sort of
“ management.” But it is lamentably true
that nine-tenths of tfs6«o8’ensivc laws are
in this way obtained. Will any one be
lieve that the whelping of^anks in Penn
sylvania could have happened, against tin
veto of the invaluable gov. Snyder, with
out a combination of buyers aud sellers of
votes—or in several occasions in New
York, and in the bank-litters iu Kentucky,
and other states ? No—no. The sove
reign power of legislation—the awful trust
of doing that which a man in his con
science believes to be right—is sometimes
litllcd as into a retail trade in tapes aud
bobbins, at a cent per yard; and many,
instead of considering laws as useful to the
state, are rather disposed to examine how
their passage may affect their own meanly
contracted, if not sinister and wholly per
sonal views.
We think that the facts just stated will
strike every reflecting man, and some will
enquire, why did I not think of this be
fore ? 13ut the great consolation retrains—
“ it is never too late to do good”—and fu
ture carefulness may be offered to expiate
former errors; and truly entitle us to an
exercise of the inestimable right of suf
frage, as being the best political gift of
God. A venerable old friend of the edi
J tor—one of the best men that ever lived,
and a true whig in the worst of times,
often observes, as though it were a fixed
principle in his heart—“ I feel myself ac
couutable to my Maker for a discreet
use of his blessing conferred in the right
of suffrage.’' Would to heaven, that eve
ry citizen might feel such responsibility t
What a purgation of legislative halls would
ensue! The spirit of truth would drive
out the buyers and sellers—the“ money
changers and those who trade in doves.”
AGRICULTURAL.
From the North Carolina Star.
Receipt for making Cider, and pre
serving it sound for years.
Three months ago, I was at the house
of Nicholas Nall, Esq. who lives near
Deep river, at the upper extremity of
Moore county, where I drank old cider
of a very superior quality; and as the
habitual use of cider is eminently con
ducive to health, ensures sobriety, im
parts the agreable sensations of strength
and vigour, and is a pleasant beverage
ihat can be aflorded at a small expense, 1
took care to be exactly informed of his
manner of making, refining, and preserv
ing it; in the hope advantage might ac
crue by the publication of it. Mr.Nail had
in his cellar, as well as I now remember,
about 8 or 10 hogsheads and 50 or 60 bar
rels of cider of different ages—the oldest
was best, nor did he think any fit to driuk
until it wag at least a year pkl. Thai
which I drank war three years old, and
it was excellent. His oldest cider I did
uot taste, as he intended it as a treat lor
his executors. He complained that his
stock was to small to enable him to drink
it of the age he wished; but intended to
till another cellar. I here copy Air.
■Nall's receipt, as he gave it to me in
writing, in April last.
r AU apples fit to be eaten will make
good csder. The grains secret is in
cleansing it from the filth arid dregs as
early as posdble. Each Sort of apples:
are to be beaten arid pressed by them*
selves. Two kinds of juice, both good
would, if mixed, often make Nd enter—*
Throw out ail imperfect, sorry, and sun
burnt apples, as
Beat your apples before much meiiotved,
as the) lose their strength, Boundness, anti
spirit if too mellow—Let them stand half
a day after being beaten before put into
the press; then press them slowly, dis
continue it as soon as the juice discharged
appears to grow thin and watery. The
advantage ol slow pressure is in making
the liquor run pure. Let your cask-,
previously well cleansed, be filled quite
luli to permit the froth and pumice to dis
charge itself at the bung. When the fer
uMWation abates, cover the bung closely
with something that may be lifted by the
fixed air iliat escapes dnriug the future
fermentation. In a week rack 01T the
cider carefully, ceasing the moment you
observe it to run muddy. Now stop the
cask more firmly. In ten days rack it off
a second time, and in fifteen days the third
time. In every instance the casks are to
be clean aod perfectly filled, arid when
filled for (lie last time to be bunged close,
placed in a deep dry cellar, never to be
moved until drawn for use. Late cidei
need not be racked until March, and then
one racking, or at most two, will be suf
ficient. Be very careful that no water,
not even the little that will adhere after
rinsing a cask, is mixed with the cider.
The smallest quantity of rain water will
render cider unfit to keep. The addition
of any quantity of distilled spirits is not
only useless but injurious.”
Air. Nall’s plan is the result of long
experience, and its success justifies me
in recommending it to the public. I hope
it will be tried.
CALVIN JONES.
Raleigh, July 25, 1818.
N. B. I ought to have mentioned that
Mr. Nail told me. he had for many years
tried various plans for clarifying cider to
prevent its souring, by means of milk,
isinglass, scaldiug and scimming, filtering
through sand, &c. &c. and found all use
ful, but is satisfied that frequent racking
or drawing is far preferable to any other
method he has attempted.
Worn the Columbian Telescope.
INDIAN SCHOOLS.
We have been much interested by au
account which we have received from a
gentleman who has recently visited the
western and southern country, of the pro
gress of civilization among the Indians,
especially the Cherokees. Several schools
are established among them, the most flour
ishing of which are on the Lancaster plan
In these schools, the children are taught,
not only reading, writing and arithmetic,
but also the agricultural arts. In the lat
ter, the boys take the different branches
in weekly rotation; and on Monday morn
ing, such as are to turn out to labour, are
called by naming their avocations, as
Plough boys, Hoe-boys, Axe-boys, Ac.
to which call they answer and appear with
the greatest cheerfulness and alacrity.
The girls are taught in a similar method,
their occupations being suited to their
sex. Besides being initiated in reading,
writing, &c. they are instructed in the
use of the ueedle, the art of spinning,
knittiug, and all household business; and
it is stated that among them are some gen
teel young women, that would uot dis
grace more polished society.
Our brethren, the Moravians of Salem
have had a school established among the
Indians for the last twenty years, on the
scriptural principle of “ letting not the
right hand know what the left doeth.”
They have benevolently laboured in pri
vate, and are rewarded by seeing their
labour of love equal to their highest ex
pectations.
Such o( the Indians as still prefer tue
hunter's life to civilization, are expected
to pass over the Mississippi, where they
can uninterruptedly follow their favourite
pursuit; whilst such as have been, or are
willing to be instructed in the arts ol
civilized life, will remain, and it is hoped,
by degrees, will become industrious and
intelligent citizens.
Hail the first settlers of this country
followed the example set them by the be
nevolent Penn, and treated thcsoxhildren
of the forest in an honourable way; had
they conciliated, instead of thwarting
them, instructed mid not despise i
the blood of so many of o«r brethren,
C’.rilraed aod savtjge, «r jtnd not have bee;*
shed. We trust, however, tile error \s
about to be repaire J; that the mustard
need has taken root and that it will grow
up to a stately pfarit, tinder die shade o#
which our posterity may witness the red
man and the white mut smoking undis
turbed the Calumet tog‘-:.,« r, siaging,
*‘*Crood mli on earth, and ycicc among
men.'
Pieoiit the Bouton CenlincL
De af and Dumb Institution.
Khave■frtained aa totalt-vJ . pinion
us«f>t!n*WM»weila-, . .4
; be Instimc mi «f' rRr?
for the education of the deaf tttfllMfnk
and we have now Before us a letter froat 'll
one of the young pupils, which furnishes a
strong proof not Only of 1 he capacity of
the deaf arid dumb to receive «eueral in
struction, but of the skill and assiduity of
the instructors iu this excellent academy',
We have obtained die consent of the
parent to whom the letter wa3 sent, t«
publish it; an I shall only further re
mark, that the chirograph) is very neat
and uniform, and that there is not i.i the
whole letter but one deviation from cor
rect orthography.
hastkoru, aug. the 1st, 1818.
My dear parents,
I received a letter from you. I an
still well but weak. When you write me,
teli me what I shall do wheu i leave the
asy lum. I love you very much. We
learn morning arid afternoon—we improve
by degrees. I begin to have an idea of
the creation of the world, and of God and
Jesus Christ. Mr. Clerc gives us a reli
gious lesson every Saturday. He tells us
about Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the
deluge, Konb, the tower of Babel, Abra
ham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Saul,
David, Solomon, Mary aud Joseph, the
birth, childhood, miracles, death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. We have
had many Deaf and Dumb. We are f-r
ty-seveu pupils, twenty-five male and
twenty-two female. How do yon do? I
lure iny little sister very much. Will
you tell her to write me soon? I believe
you are in good health. 1 am very glad
I to write you, and hope you will answer
1 me. George H. Loring is very well. I
1 ieirn wet?, i auTOrfrrtit'nr wr y UU;-"”'H3fc.
had hot weather during many days.
There were some sick deaf and dumb in
the asylum, but thanks to God, they are
all well now. 1 have written to Mr.
Abel Cushing. Mr. Wadsworth has gene*
to Ntw-York last week. I still pray to
God. I love Jesus Christ. Gallaudet
expects to go to Ballston with Loring to
arms spring water, iney will., set out
next week, and return iu twenty days.
Mr. Clerk stays with us.
I am, my dear parents, your affection
ate son,
WILSON WHITON. Jr.
Capl. IVilson It’hi ton, Hingham, Mass.
From the National Advocate.
TICE.
Who the following picture is meant for
we are unable to say; it is, doubtless, a
sketch of real life, and, we fear, wilt ap
ply to more than one person in our city.
Habits of intemperance, we regret to say,
are daily gaining strength and additional
votaries. Pleasure beckons, dazzles autl
mislead?—from step to step it advances to
dissipation, poverty and disease. If pa
rents wilt have sufficient firmness to ac
custom their children in early life to
habits of industry—if employment occu
pies their time, and their attention is di
rected to useful and creditable pursuits,
we shall see more health, profit and indus
try—we shall find the good effects of tem
perance and frugality by a radical reform
of society. Rational amusement, to light
en labour, is salutary and proper; but
wild and extravagant pleasure —the uoise
and dissipation oi' the convivial board—
the assemblage of nocturnal rioters, will
ever pave the way for private misery am|
public calamity—will introduce a laxity
of morals—a poverty of mind and purse,
and a degradation of national character.
II true Happiness is an orqect al soiici
tude, it never can be obtained by idleness
and dissipation; and he who respects Ids
country will endeavour to respect himself
as one of her citizens and guardians, and
do nothing that may sully the reputation
which that country should possess for
temperance, industry and frugality.
Picture Gallery—jio. 1.—Portrait from
Raphael.—A whole length figure of a
dissipated young man squandering the
wealth of h;,s parents—wealth obtained
by honest traffic and lively industry, wh ■,
retired to finish, as they thought, with
happiness, (he remainder of their day*
surrounded by a family' whose education
had been their constant solicitude during