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SSp le-vp^ctive transactions, we may attain a c«i)R- Ing fawfcfn? a dumb N otably. They fear tbe the* happiness o f aW e s t e r n D i s t r i c t N o m i n a t i o n * Pctem knowledge o L W duty on the dayoqf bjxposure o f their copductby tbe majority: our cand id*^

election. The federal republicans qifsiped^bejrfew to disclose thfc whole truth to * nc'i~ JiI-

nation, we propose to you

A t a Cqnvent'iQn of Delegatesfrom the sev­eral Counties jn the W estern District, hoiden at the house of Isaac Shsrwcod, a t the Sken- catcies Lake in the County- of Onondaga, on th© ISth of January, 1R10, N athaniel W . H qwxx^ , Esq. was appointed Chairman, and E basttj& Clark, Esq Secretary.

Mcsofaet unanimously. T hat

otbe The candidates we have nominated for the forward to rescue their country from the, em- peopled lest tpeiy nakedness should too glar- Senate, have fair and in ejp roach qble charac- baxrassments o f the. d d .cptrfederation. ‘W e iugt^appear. ters. They have" acquired the esteem andliad since, the conclusion of the war been <Je-t I l l s t© he attributed (o the prevalence of confidencefef theirWgWiolance, by foe honesty- pressed, hy the evils VhichTlaw from a state French influence in oqr councils, that we pro- and integrity of then* conduct, and by their of anarchy. Commerce was dcstroyed—piib- hjbiteda lucrative commerce with St. Do- moral and eiethplary deportment. By their lie and private credit annihilated. The id if- irungoi forbid our merchants to afnj : that talents and acquaintance with legislation, they fercot states were un&iendljf and even hostile Wt* submitted with sq much tameness to the a r e well qualified tb ti«cha$*e tlie duties of to e^ch other. Our people were oppressed with Beriin hqree; to the seizing and sequester- Senators. The gentleniatt reenrnmsnded for

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t r a District as a candidate Tor the office-h*’ , v y ' ■ • -O- 1 f* 3 - ‘ a ; ■ • .■ -v, , . A. • a " .we#»• *-i . h i -

_________ _ . „ . _ the uance, wc as yet have heard fettle o f iny at- fected imagination. H e dssjesses ahilhies soCovei'novof this. State atthe ensuing Election, public with the new federal constitution, and re- tempts tam tam red vesa—little of a manly dc- cdmpfcjept, a i t o lfcive nty/a doubt that he ©an

Resolved unanimously, T h a t such person a t caved the name o f federalists, the token and evi- i*j$h& of justice, and future security for the never be nWe'thfc tool Of a party, Jfe is able’ . . . . . . . - ‘J~iue o f their: principle* end services. rights ofour people. Francestfllcohtiim ps and- disposed to goyeritiiotin ?tai7te aply, but it;

Thfc voice of the people, while unbiassed her injustfce, and after we have suffered far 'liasby any deleterious passion, winlt the goad of years, oinr Vulers have scarcely deigned tothe country is the only motive, wd! fee directed publish any measures they haye adopted toto the wisest m id m o st desemfig citizens, obtain sanffiiction, dr-prevetttjthfc continuance 'Such was- our condition at -the adoption of of the ev il; sin qjy'they tavtestept upon their . "

shall be nominated hy ©nr Federal friends in dence o f their fitjncifilt* and service*. the- ether Districts o f this State, as a candidate for the office- of Lieutenant-Governor, be re­commended to the Electors of this District, for their hnpport.

Hesolvcd unanimously, T hat 3fa$s KE m \ o f the County o f Jefferson, posts, ~ err dare hot trust their cotistiftfenls with ihch y g t t f f i T - r f c t C L ~ - X y e - ’

with (he knowledge t»f their transactions.There ia too great an appearance of con- 'f

cert, .between our rulers And Bonaparte s jed, moSfli than once«hiiS he published their pro-cefcpings in France at the moment they were -diYci'iihinatifaig judgment and honest ittfpar-

repoblicans topi\t the government in Opera- takifig- phtce m America. R e has had tins tiality. Re is not proposed thytt hfc might be tian— The federal republicans organized ©tve- effrontery to dectai e war for us, and we are a minister o f vengeance ; we fecommend him

the constitution, and the Ameiican people,JVzihbjl t&tr$M?iipE£SE,q£ theCounttj of Seneca, v\ hen there w a«t no motive to sway their coo- Ftm^iBotPAO’caiif, o f the County o f Schoharie, duct, but a sense of duty and propriety, when J oel ’TaettPsox, of the County o f Chtnavgo, party spirit had not blinded their eyes. W * 14- he reeotnmended to theElcciors, a? candidates assed their judgment, for paFty spirit had scarcefor the office o f Senators frpm the Western received its existence, qaade choice of federalDistBct, at th e ensuing Election.

N a th a m e i V7- H o w ell, Chairman,Msa sTvs Ci.a ftx, Secretary

To the K e e to n o f the W estern Fixtow-AJrTizzW^- T he menSbeht^tllie convention, _ . . . . . . . ... .. , . . . 4 _............, _

at’thc Skcoeaie^5i W e , take tbe liberty-to ad- rnerc»ff fb f pixnishmetit and provenuotj of rfcconciiiauon—Tlwy paint the unfriendly acts hii^ed, he wo’sjhT qcver hurl the torch o f yen-dress you. condition of thfc etviUzed crime*-and pro te flo n o f rights. They eauiU- V Rriiain,\nth eveiy circmqstance of aggraya- geance at ouv o p p o n en t 'W ith firmness sXlf-world ; tbtHbhgers impending otfafc our roun- iish«d a system jp’FfoitagJi iniCi cosrije. f ’bvse RoT> .EvfcryT'a»‘t of the correspondence which ficient tp perform ljece*?ury for thetry • and D#b'dissentmns among odr people, yp^tfcT rfc^ulatidn which hath -yet ran excite indignation, is published to tbs A- public weal, fce has too much magnanimityail invit»*Ea calm and dispassionate con^itfe* h«ft»ad*prtod pfa; permanent nature, meucan public. The Fresrdpnt, vyithout con- and virtue t© inBict' pain and pimisbpaenfc oaration affhe principles and contfe^ o f public ddr peajScand happinfta^ 'fere thq work |« |u n g the Senate, rejected, a treaty very aim- the misguided, but deserving. . -men, && the tendency of pubhc 'mesworeai' t i mftt^licans. They had *l*i t h w ilaato which pt-»luced great advantages Niagara j JDoniet Kellogg.It'is tec peculiar happiness o f fepublics/tha^ difBc»RtKSWithfore»^n5ticii8,anfLot anwtnre to Y«xrc<Mintr)r. 1 he mi ntstmtion pursuing Rbentzer Whlden, Cortland;without ccnnmoMon, they can correct'thfc dr- «»jseriotts.oiiti alarming ahd qf equal migni- thy>amc wifrfcndly caUddct, have rqected Ena* Bongluoii. John Keep.r<?rs of their mlers : by the honest exercise o f as th a t have stnqe. existed: B utthey ^ ^ a f e t v f o r a supposed. iusu{t,aflat!iey Genesee/, Chenango?the right of suffrage, they can argnRy to the prcservfdtheir Country by tiidrwisfoWtfit-in- piq noUgrjeedfe what port b f tlie ffichsrd Smith, Tracy Robiiisott,disqualified or unfarthful, drnt they hare loa( n&ss add impartiality. They made tcqxtjes tfesUCaenl? the intj»U Ys to be fonml. T p John M'Koy* Elisha Smith,the public confidence, and shfcw to the deserv- with/tV poWem, *f watt, and so fon^ ds they worthy of W tice/it should W- _ J ARegaOy;.disqualified

richest oSessm gn, enjoyed the suffrages of the people,Ihey staid ^c^edpU in and 'manifcstcn the face of the Philip CHurtht k esteem and confidence of a virtuous com- t{ie r^vagus and jhjhstis^ o f the beffijjefenls. ponre^ondeace. To resent, m this harsh Ontario;xaunity. AfterW elve 3T?Srs tbeoppon^^^of R'd- PA^fcY the conduct J*ikson, while .Vathmic, It-t* only possible in in atidr&5 to speik of era fi£t* gwhed the ascendericy, ftid by th tir ihapartial men differ as to tny- CVentS generally t© r '_________________ « V 1 - . . . -. Vtisi whiph rnnhimfii the rtKUIV. or J^aliulnr*

tfbsepk S.Tfottors,,c-/.; . - /v^Aiadisbu »■'*- John Ltnklaen,

Yatfianhd I f f Rowell, Stephen P . JRlackattme. Gittrnsey, * O tsego;

give a few bints which 6wn dcWfowledgmem took the goverw»*nt feuct*-which contained the $aafe or Rdydore J3. m m c r ,:' \K dac;C g^e;Kitty Ifcad your reflection j to subjects of deep c* m. the fa ll deli o f tuccci(fitl r-^rrfotewf.” d°i^t the.W’n te rs intcutipn,. diseqfers acaj^- Jvtifiam JJ.Cuytm,concern. T he gowl sens* and v*i me of the A»d wbat have they dqne ? WbqW 'the; a temper eklfceme^T trr!italble> Asher Saxton.-public, i f tts attention can bfc s'lHicietitfy Ews of a permanent nature, which they -hare- ftntiJily digposet!I to ivtendly adjustment. Steulteq ;a^ukonfcd, adtl fio-fiuito form acfteotc optrhi *ftweted3 'VYhst vejrul*tioash»ve -^..wha^eseivtgaMfc*. ^enyttlifodv, and to adopt prop«re«pfc4(hRttS» ‘;; «L^ecuring*be-rigi)ts o f tbe people, pr*motiiif- ceviatei H m tfifc aoitd ground of practrc&l Sam id S ffaighj;,

- faciatatioo tbe acquisition of wisdom,^nd adopts a ^ e m of ccndcrct pai- HowellBiilt.Tfic situttton -of the crtibzea world pre- thoir welfare or feciatatjog tbe acquis' fcfcnts but a gldomy and ^KUtressmg pra^pect. piopertv i Y tbat tnonev has the treasiiiy fe~ Thp Frctcb. fevolutws^, b’as- iPfed Europe c«*ied b./ any system o f their creation } Has nftk. slaughter’ everV field has been fortit- anyoasfential improvement beenrrac'e »n the ised iwtth thfc blood of the slam x dudfc^departunent, o r the Fost-Gffice Ai-cstabirshments are destroyed Stiles -and' tliokj/fejjS’fc have difbcu!ties with other nations, kthgdoaaS, '"which have existed for ages, are' hnv*itiiSS|Lbv«r been s tttlcd ? Have aby irt a ties buried w. tbe tom bof rcvo’ntico A mi buny beeft mad*' except to pijrchas* a wilderness ? despotism is established, arid Napoleon Bona- Arc jnm mthtpry and mar tune fences on any paYte, tbe most insatiable and ruthless tvrant, ddf-venfestabds&ment, excepting in the ?rtic!e that, for a thpnsand years, iu th been sent to of Gun Epats ! Is there any act of the govern- pupisV the tvansgre^tofcs ©f men, tramples xnign? for the last nine years, which appeirs on all rights ahd pnv'legei>,pubhd and p riw e , llkc ^ permanent, wjsc, ahd judicious system saqred anJ em l. With a vast aYniy at his for regulating the concerns of a great and

tud m us operation, apd ruinousm its effects, T ioga;the only effectual remedy for the deviation 15 L Beers. the fiim and *teadv deportment o f the state Seneca ;administrations. To this gtcat object, We Jared Sandfo\d. would earnestly invite your attention. So long Benjamin Dry,

Cavuga; Joseph CJiitteitdefi, Hachahah B utt, Glen Cuyler,

Onondaga t Benjamin Sanford,

devotion s deeply skilled m the seieucr bf dr struction, he holds in abject and cruel «ub|cc- tion, evreiy suj'ronndmg fcbt-ion, and pareels thfcihoafeio hts family and friends Fiance by her ads more than by her arms hath sc- qqtied ber destructive ascendancj. Dei em­issaries traversed every land sowing the seeds o f disSention, coating discontent and division t- and when her victims were half sub- dqcd hy iier wiles the destined work was com­pleted fey the sword. <bf civihved Euiopfc,

xitejligent nation? I f tfee federalists had per- founed every thing which witspiacticabtefor the government of this great republic, it was ingratitude and injustice t© induce, denounce, and remove them — If the fedeiahsts did $ot complete the desirable work, their successors are jf*uby m not supplying their deficiencies. It is.impossible for mankind to remain totally i one tive s it is ranch to be suspected that the

as the state legislatures unreflectingly echo every doibtfuf act of tbe union, so long shall we be subjected t© oppressive, laws, like the embargo and non-intercourse, with tneir tram r*f prohibitions and i esjrictrons, so long shall we see our vessels flaming on the ocean, our property detained and confiscated, and our Joshua Pornian, sailoi s i prisoned su long will Britain laugh at our puny tesentment, and France, despis­ing oui unmanly servility, will declaie vvaron our beha’f, publish the proceedings o f our government hy anticipation, prescribe the na­ture of our foreign intercourse, and fashion our internal rcgulalionsy as she controls the vassal staten of Europe.

Schoharie ; AftxanictBoyd, Peter ShaeJfer, jpii.

Oneida;;' jHenry ' 'i *mac Brayrhn, Erastus Clmrk.

Herkitner ?r ' Danzel'W'ngkt.Philo M. BaCklegi

Lfcwis ; - Jt)hn foes, -j-V.William Derbyshire,

Jeffeisoij j William Sm du >

bt Lawrence ; James P . Watford? ;

■ - ■-.f o r t h e (■. : ; v ■ --.."j^G-reece wis jah .ass^niblage;. of indfpfcRielit

3k* -gtiaie e?-,Babylwi, r«|peff,*idii4rfc3a-of tfifc fcill i;T jfe ; latt,er/i|fcvlating Irbtn the! E igo |b^ admljus* tration bf tfae greitt Cyrusy presagfcd a decay ofsplendor ; her monarcb«, degehef»tfeg & ^

The reduction of a .ma|?nantnaoti? Mtioii thfc viiHRea Sfo^ettp?_ _ from a state p f enviable felicity, to a state of owed his justly aqquired fatne, ' bfcgan to re-

prcsent" adnup^tr* tion,"?n despair V adding depression anffdistress, may justly be attnbut. iKind that tfeehead beingaffected alltbe meBS.anything beneficial to the permanent re^ula- ed to lhc of ability, prudence, foresight bers pai take, when she attfcditatedtlie ctm-j j i x i u u o j v*av aww A 'u* v * v r * » wum^**v»w» w v ^ v j i v t ^ u ^ u w u v i *• ■ ^ • x . . -v . r .. *% . • < • ^ ^

Britain Nilotic preserves hei independence, tions of the federalists, resorted to temports-ii^, o r integrity in their rulers. I f the present quest of incipient Greece* T t e gtttiefrulew of the U . S. have ever been correct in Greece, at limes hostile to orje anotherruttitedand every rjpubhc on earth but our own, has

perished in the whirlpool of the Fiench i ev­olution.

An ocean of a thousand leagues, haffi as yet saVecl us from the dvvord of Franee . But jvcjiavfc not escaped her destructive machma-

elfcttujneermg, & deceptive expedients to prt- , , , r , . ■ - „ £. .serve tbeir popularity. I t Is greatly to be their principles, the condition of the nation mf the common cause. Sensible tbatqnaaim- foared that they have been led into ruinous £»«*«*» tbe degeneracy of their conduct- ,'ty alone could save them, could-opptoe-any measures by perseveiance in acouise adopted T he declension of our prosperity may fairly barrier fo their formidable invader, they fiir- without wisdom—and to depart from which bc ,traPuted t0 theni- . , t n |sh a p ik in g example of what a umtfcd peQ-would exhibit to the world such an acknowl- Newly acquired authority treads with cau- pie, under wise rulers intent alone on preseEv-

tions, ina time only can determine bow ex* edgment of inability, ©s would destroy their tl®u* *t«pa, and trembles lest the jealousy ing theiir libetuessnd animated by true patriot- tensive they have been and how fata) to our consideration with the public It is ‘much to o c0inTIll5aiT shonM be awakened by acts ism, are able to achieve* Tbe result i* well happiness^ Ever snipe Genet landed-on our be suspected that they have suffered thmselves encr°ac;hin2 *n their habits, or their interests known , and althoughthemountains of Tues- shores, we have been constantly affiic'ed by to be influenced by the arts ef one of the hei- But men, who have been I*ng habituated to salypaured down withblooa— thoth*straight* her intrigues. Her spies have been frequent- Jtgelents, and have endeavored to increase the pnwc?-gfojv caieieas of then duties. On this of Thermopylae gaye bne common grave to an the land, sti engther.ing every prepasses- prejudices engendered by the wai of the revo nccounc the friends of republican government the gallant.Eecwiidas ana his valiant Spartans s sion ia her favor, exciting jeal«usies among lutton against the other, and to enkindle an bave advocated fiequent elections, that tne and although tbe Persian arms were a t first Us, alarming our fears and creating divisions, unwarrantable hatred aod ammosityi. I t u to though Unable to convict their rttlers victonous, the -sacred nimc survived. AndandTnactising al) thosfc subtle devices, which these considerations, that we have to impute Gnrues, rnay have an opportunity of leavag while posterity lafnept the sacrifice to patnot- jverfc *9 destructive to thfc security of Eurqpe. the embargo and non-intercourse laws, with *^etn m a private station, whenever they foil jsm if the tenderness of humanity continue, And bad it not been that ller nav y is destroy- &11 then* embarrassing consequences Here to Producc f°r their canstituents flint condi- they will record the death o f the hero thatconsequencesed, we nitght riow be contending under all th© vsc shall find the reason, why many of tlwar disadvantages of divided councils, occasioned most interesting transactions are suffered to by her wales, fo" the existence of the la^t hope take place or transpire just at the moment of ©fngapythe preservation oftheonly republic an important election. Here we shall d»s- on earth cover the cause of the hypocritical enquiry :

Such is tbe power and such the conduct of « W&rnt shall &e do wich the surplus revenue ?** France.—On the other hand Britain exercis- when m about twelve months after, wKhoat es a tyrapnic sway upon the.ocean, and seems vmustial disbursements, We are compelled to equally disposed to preserve an exclusive resort to loans to defray the expenses of ^©v- dominion over the waves. From both pow eTnrnent. Here is the cause— we have built a ers we have received and have to expect the Beet of gunboats, that the people might sup- coptinunnae of injustice. Britain may annoy, pose their rulers busied about something. 1 he but dan never reduce us ; the haughtiness of preservation o f their popularity is the reason,

tion of peace and security, that degree of sealed truths so cheering to reflection, prosperity and happiness, which was expected But men m all ages are the sam e; and now* from them* Have not the present admims- notwithstanding a considerable succession of trauojt of the union disappointed the expccta- time, various political change* in different tions and excited the fears of their friends, qtiarter* and multiplicity o f improvement* i t Have they not reduced the nation from a will be seep that simitar causes will produce state of enviable felicity) to a. condition pf similar effects. Yet this general character of distress and suffering ? Are we not at cnmty man is not to b t established from the actions with the world? From the adoption oftlje of a few individuals, but the Causes produced constitution, tdEWithm a Few years, ween* by the reigning propensities o f the majority creased m wealth and prosperity, m 8 degree ca,refuUr ascertained Hambal was fighting not before witnessed upon'earth . opiate the the battles of Carthage and increasing her m- scalcs are turned Our progress is with e- fant glory abroad, when her people a|h*mfc»

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her dijsposition prevents successful intrigue that so mutilated extracts of the instjmciioqs q«al speed to poverty and xum. unapprehensive ctf a:nt p «V^a *hut France, if she/c*uld approach our shores, to oui ministers, apd qf the correspoudenee I s i t not time to try a .new description of anucipatcd the atails ^ ^ h is ^ n ^ e r t s . ieutwould soon number us among her victims. fram Ihem, have been published; that tije characters ? Men, who are Vet unversed \n a A * design tngleidcrs ej- a t* *** T his bemg the situation and disposition of doors of congress have been so often clcsed, self-serving policy, and who M m their recent the genptal good, were un d erm i^g nrnn- other nattoas, let us attend to tbe conduct of and that a serious attempt is making to re- promotion mil consult‘the public good ? Ac* ernes a i n d p r c s u t e p ^ a ^9pr own- T!?e tw» great parties m our conn- strain the freedom e f speech on the flour of tuated by a sincere desire to prevent the evils sacred ngato. At tengtu tcou 9 n Itry tpe federal republican and the democrat- the house qf representaUVeS They would Teaultmg from the time-serving conductofpur extremityJ»y anooM. o p y IP »ical have altei nately possessed the admimstra- L,xn muzzle the mouths o f your legislators, rulers, from their want of that prudence and were for end to abancton toreig ,

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