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HUDSON, (NEW-YORK) TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1804.

Hither the products of your closet-labors bring, Enrich our columns, and instruct mankind.

FOR THE BALANCE.

POLITICAL CATECHISM.

Being a sketch of what might, on a matured plan, be taught in Schools, and also, by Heads of Families, to Youth and Children.

BUT

(CONCLUDED.)

UT are they not, as an order, ex

rapine will be held in repute. Such a Nation will be a thief and a murderer, with respect to its neighbours.

Is not a regard to justice as between nations as indifpenfible as between individuals?

It is even more fo; as there are no tribunals which can compel juftice between nations, and as the confequences of injustice between them are much more fa

tal.

Have nations regarded the rights of Juftice in their intercourfe with each other ?

Generally they have not, unlefs comtravagant in their demands for profeffion-pelied to refpect thofe rights by fear, or

al fervice?

Their demands are high, but they a upon the fame principle with all other men who get what they fairly can, for what they have to part with, in open market; and it might be difficult to find any other measure of right; certainly, any other, which would obtain the general

fuffrage.

Can a Nation be truly great and honorable whofe juftice and injuftice are expof. ed to fale in the market?

By no means; a nation may, for a time, be terrible, through cunning, fraud and violence; but can never be great or refpectable, if it fhows no regard to the claims of justice; in fuch a state of things, there can be no confidence in government, or bteween man and man; money will be the only means of enjoy. ment, or even of fafety; and muft, at all hazards, be obtained; the wicked will prey upon the good; the honeft arts will be despised; and fraud, injuftice, and

other felfish paffions.

What is defenfive war?

It is the national force exerted for its defence against an enemy.

Ought this force to be drawn into action till all proper means for accommodation have been tried and failed?

Negociation may be usefnl; but it would be ridiculous to treat with an in

vading enemy, or where you can poffets yourself of rights denied, or taken, by force, and without a colour of right.

Does defenfive war prefuppofe the actu al invafion of your rights?

It does not; evidence of a defign to invade them is fufficient to juftily war, and it is in fuch cafe, defenfive and not offenfive war. You need not wait for a blow, which may maim you, before you act in your own defence.

Is offenfive war, in any cafe juftifiable? It is not; the aggreffor is always a mur derer.

What is the cause of offenfive war? It is felfifhnefs; or, in other words, contempt to God, and ill will to men.

What are the proper means to avoid war?

The proper means are, a refpe&t for the rights of nations, and the being always prepared to repel their attacks.

Why ought a nation always to be prepared for war?

Because, it is always in danger; and becaufe, a nation, in the attitude of defence, will always be respected.

What is tyranny?

It is the wilful abufe of power. What are the chief motives which prompt to tyranny ?

They are felf aggrandizement and revenge.

Who are most likely to become tyrants? They who are placed above the reach of restraint.

Will fuch as feel the obligation of the divine law become tyrants?

They will not; a deep fense of that obligation is a fufficient reftraint. Will all others?

As they have opportunity, it must be expected they will.

Are all tyrants who abuse the power they have, as well as kings who abuse their power?

They are; the parent, who beats his child with a rod of iron, the citizen, who knowingly gives his fuffrage for a bad man, and the king, who oppreffes his fubje&s, are equally tyrants.

Are a people veled with power capal!

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as a body, of becoming tyrants ? They are; and they certainly will become fuch, when, as a body, they be. come corrupt.

But is not the voice of the people the voice of God?

It may be fo confidered, when it pronounces the will of God, and fo is the voice of kings; but when it pronounces against it, it is the voice of his enemies. Are not a people vefted with fupreme power, lefs liable than kings to become tyrants?

In a found ftate of morals they are lefs, but in a corrnpt ftate they are more certain than kings to prove tyrants; becaufe, the character of nations changes less frequently, than the character of individuals. What does hiftory teach us on this point?

It teaches us, that the people of the ancient Republicks, in banifhing and deftroying many of their greatest and best citizens without juft caufe, and in many other acts, were as truly tyrants, as Nero was, when he burnt the Chriftians in Rome for torch-light.

What fecurity then have we againft tyranny?

We have none; except what results from the prevailing influence of righteous nefs.

What is the reason why thefe States have been fo profperous and happy from the beginning?

It is because our ancestors were in fo great a degree, influenced by the fear of God, and good will to men, and, it we would enjoy their happy ftate, we must imitate their virtues.

Is not the non-ufe of power equally fatal with its abufe?

The Balance.

The true patriot will facrifice his own intereft to that of his country; the fhampatriot will facrifice his Country's interest

to his own.

How may the fham-patriot be known from the true.

He is, like all fungous fubftances, of fudden growth; he starts up in a night; he feems regenerate, the very reverse of what he was by nature and habit; he renders the homage of his high refpects to the people; his zeal is fervent; his love ar

dent; he mourns over their burdens if a

ny, and if not, he will create imaginary ones for the fake of giving vent to his grief; he fooths, flatters, vaunts, proffers his aid, is willing to spend and be spent in their fervice; the people, as a body, are his idols; the dear objects of his new train of affections; ftill, he hates and defpifes individuals, especially the good; magiftrates and minifters of religion are his averfion; he flanders their reputations, depreciates their services, excites jealoufies, deftroys confidence, and then vaults into the vacant feat of office; and when he feels fecure, and riots on the spoils of office, we hear no more of his zeal; it finks below the freezing point; the mafk is dropped; and the true tyrant stands confeffed to view. Such has been the ShamPatriot in all ages, is now and ever will be. Such are the prominent features of From devourers of free States. great whom may God preferve the United States.

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Communication.

THE determined neutrality of the fedIt is; for fo far as it prevails, it oper-eralitts in regard to the next election, is eates a diffolution of the government; on fome accounts, it is more dangerous than tyranny; it excites lefs alarm, attention fleeps while it makes its filent advances, and government is undermined almost before it is perceived. Anarchy is the fruit of the magistrate's neglect, in his bearing the fword in vain, and refufing to execute wrath on him that doeth evil.

What is patriotifm? It is that love of country which refults It is that love of country which refults from general good will.

What was the boafted patriotifm of the ancients.

It was that love of country which would facrifice the whole world to its interefts: fuch was the patriotifm of the ancient fages of Greece and Rome.

Are there no exceptions from this remark among the ancients?

No doubt; I fpeak of their patriotifm, in its general character.

What is the difference between a true and a Sham-Patriot

qually honorable and proper. Nothing has yet tranfpired to render their interference necessary. This circumftance very much perplexes the democratic aristocracy at Albany. Thefe lordlings, who have trampled on the rights of the worthieft part of the community. These panders of men in power, who have ufurped the reins of government for the worst of purauthority, have been guilty of oppreffion, pofes; ard who, in the exercife of their cruelty, and perfecution, unequalled in the annals of any country (bloody France excepted) are now ftriving to conciliate the friends of the victims they have immolated on the altar of faction. Col. Burr

(equally difagreeable to every genuine federalift with Morgan Lewis) is making the moft unparallelled inroads upon the Spencer and Woodworth party. These young men, who imagine they can do as they please with the people, begin to tremble. Federalifts be on your guard! Turn not to the right or the left. Adhere, with

your wonted conftancy, to your principles. The day is not far diftant, when you may honorably cea e from your labour, and once more rejoice at the triumph of good principles.

Editor's Closet.

MORE INTRIGUE !

The people have, for a long time, been insulted with Cheetham's ridiculous tales of intrigues, plots, conspiracies, stratagems, treasons, &c. &c. which have been retailed and wholesaled in pamphlets, in Citizens, in Watch Towers, in Nine Letters, and in almost every other shape that can be mentioned. But of all the wonderful stories we have seen, we think the following is the master-piece. It actually appears in Cheetham's paper of the 14th ult.Speaking of Col. Burr, he says—

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"He feems to have purfued at Washington on a large fcale the fcheme he actively employed in this State with regard to the Council of Appointment which im mediately fucceded the change of the adminiftration. He has, in perfon, at Wafhington, encouraged a number of gentlemen to fet claims to the Vice-Prefidenup cy. In this ftate, he encouraged applicants with a view to increase disappoint. ment, that disappointment might augment the ranks of the disaffected. At Wafhington he has played the fame game but with lefs fuccefs. By encouraging a number of gentlemen to put in their claims to the Vice-Prefidency, he hopes to alienate them from the Republican party."

After this, we should not be surprised if Colonel Burr was to be denounced and hung for a witch. Surely, a man that can be capable of such conduct as is here ascribed to him, must have some connection with the evil one. We never knew before, what devilish infatuation set so many friends of the people by the ears, when an office was in question. But now the mystery is unriddled. It is clearly proved by Cheetham that Colonel Burr has been at the bottom of the whole business. This " intriguing traitor" has stirred up the republicans (so much against their wills) to fight like dogs for every fat office that has been disposed of within these three years. We have always thought, and we believe it was a general opinion, that the good republicans sought offices out of pure regard for the people.But how were we deceived! Colonel Burr, that lump of “intrigue and treason,” was the man who (to use a vulgar expression)" greased the heels” of

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all the good republicans, and " encouraged them to set up claims" to office. Colonel Burr sends a host of hungry patriots to besiege the council of appointment every winter. Colonel Burr sent Cheetham, and about a dozen others, to Albany, after the office of sheriff of the city and county of New York. Colonel Burr sent eight hundred applicants after of fices to New-Orleans: And who knows but Colonel Burr encouraged Ambrose Spencer's nephew, and at least one other good patriot, to apply for the office of surrogate of the county of Columbia? If the reader doubts this, captain Cheetham shall im. mediately write six pamphlets, nine letters, and numberless newspaper paragraphs to prove it. But, it may be answered, by some incredulous mortal, that it is impossible for colonel Burr to attend to every thing at once; and that he cannot, at the same time, be in two places. This is a foolish answer, an can have no weight with the public. For we can prove by Duane and Cheetham, that Burr can be in twenty places at a time. And now we will shew how we can prove it. First, then, Duane shall say, that Col. Burr, on a given day, was at the city of Washington, intriguing with the members of congress to get in president of the United States. Next, Cheetham shall say (and he will say, and swear, if necessary) that colonel Burr, on the same day, was at Albany, intriguing with the members of the legislature, to get in governor of the State of New-York. No good republican will disbelieve Duane and Cheetham-and so, it will be sufficiently proved that colonel Burr was in two places at once. This point being cleared up, who will pretend that it is not as easy for a man to be in twenty places at a time, as in two ?

Genuine Nomination !-Genuine Itch Ointment! . Genuine Governor '-In the last Bee, captain Holt ordered a meeting of repubs at his club-room, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of nominating governor, &c. and, if we may judge from the noise and uproar which we heard as we passed the room, the meeting was pretty numerous We have not heard what proportion of the attendants were freeholders and voters. This, however, is a matter of no consequence; for, at these meetings, where noses are counted instead of ballots, the captain is as great a man as the best of them.-We understand, the meeting resolved unanimously to support Morgan Lewis. This was to be expected; for it must be observed, that Mr. Lewis has been a great favorite with our good democrats here ever since he advanc. ed the salutary and truly democratic doctrine, "The greater the truth the greater the libel."-Another resolution was passed unanimously, which is of so extraordinary a nature, that we cannot forbear to publish it entire :

"Refolved unanimously, that this meeting discountenance and oppofe the nomination of Aaron Burr, for the office of Governor, as an attempt to divide the republican intereft, and to promote the views of a few ambitious individuals, and the fuccefs of the federal party."

It is strange indeed that the democrats cannot have a little friendly fighting and amicable quarrelling

success.

among themselves, without lugging the federalists in, to be parties in the affray. They have got in an odd kind of a wrangle about the office of Governor ; and now, as they begin to feel a little ashamed of it, they want to charge it all to the federalists-to pronounce it a mere federal trick-kiss, and be friends-and then go on, hand in hand, as hitherto. They have often played this game, with tolerable s-When a democratic congress raised the salaries of executive officers-it was pronounced a federal trick. When we were" occluded" from a place of deposit, at New Orleans-it was declared to be done by federalists. When Jefferson gave $15,000,000 for Louisiana, the federalists had to bear the blame of it. When congress (two thirds of the members being democrats) adjourned to attend a horse-race, Duane told us it was done by the federalists. When the democrats, not a thousand years ago, had a battle royal in this city, about a piece of business which need not now be mentioned, it was finally unanimously resolved to hush up the matter, and call it a cursed federal trick-tho' it did not appear that a single federalist had ever meddled with the affair, either pro or con. When Charles Holt sneaked off to Albany after a captain's commission, contrary to the vote of the company to which he belonged-and when the company, con. sisting of a majority of democrats, passed an unani. mous vote of censure and disapprobation of his conduct, the impudent wretch, and some of his friends, swore it was all a federal trick.

In the present conflict, the federalists have maintained, and probably will maintain, a neutral position. They rejoice at the conflict, because it will serve to expose the cloven foot of democracy. The people will be informed, before the contention ceases, what kind of men have hitherto been set up to govern them.

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DEMOCRATIC MEANNESS.

Judge Pickering, is one of thofe immaculate federal officers, whofe impeachment Mr. Coleman calls an attack on the judiciary fyftem."

[Republican Farmer.]

We are sorry to see such a paragraph as the above, in a paper said to be edited by a young man, of whose genius and talents, as a poet, we have a high opinion. We have seldom witnessed a more mean and disingenuous attempt to injure a political opponent, or to impose upon readers. When did Mr. Coleman, or any other federal editor, ever complain of the impeachment of Judge Pickering? Never. And Selleck Osborne is challenged to produce a single line in support of his assertion. The proceedings against Judge Pickering have been conducted, for aught we know, agreeably to the letter of the constitution. At any rate, there were no proceedings against him until a specific charge had been made this charge has been supported, and an impeachment has been the consequence. Not a lisp, we repeat, has been heard from a federalist, against these proceedings-It is another kind of "attack on the judiciary system"-an attack not sanctioned

by the constitution, that has called forth complaints from the federalists.-Against inquisitorial committees, revolutionary tribunals, and political tests, the voice of federalism has been raised--... But this is a subject of great importance, and must not be enlarged upon, in a paragraph written merely for the purpose of detecting a paltry falshood of a very obscure print.

A BITTER FOR BURRITES.

Capt Cheetham says,

"There is not in the flate, an honeft and intelligent man, of whatever party, that would vote for Mr. Burr as Governor ; perhaps not for the office of Conftable."

Query. If Mr. Burr cannot get the vote of one honest man for Governor, how honest and how in telligent were those men who made him Vice-President of the United States?

A PILL FOR THE LEWISITES.

We always feel doubtful of the success of a faction, who can find no better means of promoting their views, than lying. A paragraph in granny Barber's Register, of last Tuesday, respecting a meeting of federalists in Hudson, is a specimen of the paltry tricks, by which Morgan Lewis is to be made Governor-if made Governor at all. We are now convinced, that when a man declares war with Truth, he must form an alliance with Falsbood.. We shall expose another lie of the Lewisites nextweek.

Democracy is like a school boy's top. It runs upon so small a point, that it cannot support its own weight, unless kept constantly turning and turning.

To Correspondents.

"ARISTIDES of Columbia county," cannot have

a place in the Balance, at present. Perhaps his suspicions are groundless. We cannot believe, not. withstanding the depth which the editor of the Bee is sunk in baseness, that he would absolutely refuse to admit into his paper, any defence of colonel Burr, after having been, for a long time, in the constant habit of vilifying him. If Holt persists in his determination of publishing only one side of the dispute between the good republicans, it may, perhaps, be necessary for Mr. Burr's friends to apply to some other press; but, really, we had rather be excused. We repeat, we have nothing to do with the present controversy.

We have received a very whimsical account of the meeting at Holt's, on Thursday evening; but the writer must excuse us. The democrats must be permitted to "manage their own affairs in their own way."

Agricultural.

EXTRACT,

From Forfyth's Treatife on Fruit Trees.

OF THE PROPOGATION AND PRUNING OF QUINCE TREES.

THEY

HEY are raised by layers, or by cuttings taken from the tree in March (April for America.) They fhould be planted in a fhady place, in rows at about a foot diftance from each other, and about three inches from plant to plant in the rows.

Mulch them with rotten leaves, or rotten dung, which will keep the ground about them moift; and water them frequently in hot weather. About Michaelmas thofe that are well rooted may be planted out, and those that are not fhould remain an

other year. They may alfo be propagated by budding or grafting; and these trees will bear fooner, and be more fruitful, than thofe raifed by any other method.

The Quince tree may be pruned much in the fame way as you would prune an apple-tree, taking care to cut out all the old deceafed and dead wood, and the crofs branches in the middle of the tree, which are apt to injure each other by friction. In general you will find old trees much hurt by injudicious pruning; In that cafe you must head them down, cut out all the cankery parts, and allo all the deceased and dead wood where the tree is hollow, or where large branches have been cut or broken off, applying the compofition* as for apple-trees.

Quince-trees are very apt to have rough bark, and to be bark-bound: In that cafe, it will be neceffary to fhave off the rough bark with a draw-knife, and to fcarify them when bark-bound; then brush them over with the compofition, as hereafter direct

ed.

I would, however, advise to plant quince trees at a proper diftance from apples and pears, as bees and the wind might mix the Farina, and occafion the apples or pears to degenerate.

[* For directions for preparing and applying this compofition, the reader is referred to the book.]

Sonitorial Department.

To aid the cause of virtue and religion.

[In a department of our paper, devoted to moral and religious topics, we think we may, with propriety introduce the following narration.]

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DIED,

N the 7th ult. of the Hydrophobia, JAMES WILSON, of the town of Warkill, in the feventeenth year of his age, after a few days illnels The bite of the dog which produced his awful diftemper, he received four months before. Having made ufe of certain medicine prefcribed for the purpose, faid to be an infallible remedy, and no symptoms of the difeafe appearing at the ufual period, the fears of his friends were in a great meafure fubfided. In the adorable and all wife providence of God, however, they were not long permitted to enjoy this temporory repofe. Their fears were foon awakened by the fymptoms, which ufually announce the approach of this dreadful distemper, and which, in a few days to the inexpreffible forrow of his parents, deprived them of an amiable and promifing fon. At the fame time through the tender mercy of God, who alots all our afflictions, they have much to confole them under the trying dif penfation. He was mercifully preferved from thole violent and outrageous fymptoms, which commonly mark the progrefs of this distemper; and in the death of a beloved child, his parents are not left to forrow as those who have no hope.-The exercises of this youth were of fo extraordinary dinary a nature, and afford fuch a clear evidence of the power of divine grace, that they ought not only to be known by the public, but be kept in everlasting remembrance. Impreffed himfelf with the im portance of religion, he conftantly employed his time, during the intervals of the fpafms, both day and night, either in perfonal acts of devotion, or in recom. mending it in the most earnest and affec tionate manner to all around him. With manly freedom he reproved and admonished the careless and hardened finner; with becoming modefty he put the aged in mind of their duty, telling them, that although their hairs were grey not to defpife the advice of a child. With the greatest earnestnefs he exhorted the young to improve their time, and not to neglect any longer their eternal interefts. And what may ap pear ftill more remarkable and interefting

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of the danger of mifimproving their time, and abufiing the means of grace, and urged them in the most earnest manner to the obfervance of fecret prayer, exhorting them to confider, that now was the accepted time-that now was the day of falvation. So deeply impreffed was he with the importance of this duty, and fo tender. ly concerned for their welfare, that nothing lels would fatisfy him, than they fhould immedi..ely retire for the perform. ance of fecret prayer, and infifted on their leaving his apartment for that purpose. Actuated by the benevolence which true religion infpires, his fympathies extended to blacks in the family, for whofe falvation he manifefted a tender concern, and gave a particular charge refpecting their reli gious education. To them alfo he tendered ferious advices. His conduct on the whole, was peculiarly interefting and editying. He difcovered a placidnefs of dif pofition, and a complailance of manners, not to be expected in his diforder. Though fenfible of his fituation and approaching diffolution, he was perfectly refigned to the divine will, and not a murmuring expreffion escaped his lips. The propriety and clearness of his anfwers, when interrogated on divine things, and the seasonablenefs and force of his obfervations, at once excited the aftonishment, and attracted the admiration of experienced and aged chriflians. To this young boy the world bad loft its charms-he pronounced its treafures. to be of infinitely lefs importance, than an intereft in Chrift-he was willing to leave it and go to Chrift, which is far better. After taking an affectionate leave of his friends, bidding them all farewell, he faid to a friend ftanding by his bedfide, I am juft a going"-on being afked where? his reply was, (which were the laft words he uttered) "I am going to Jefus Chrift, my Saviour-I hope to be with him in a few moments"-and immediately after expired. Thus died this promifing youth, whofe conduft, during the whole of this terrible of difeafes, afforded another proof, to the many already given, of the truth of religion, and add new triumph to the caufe of chriftianity. I cannot but admire the grace of God in him; and be lieve it impoffible to account for the devotion of his mind, or the benevolence and zeal of his conduct, upon any other principle. For the honor of that grace, and not for the exaltation of the creature, I deem this communication worthy of the public attention.

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MONTGOMERY, Jan. 12 1804.

Several pick pockets were yesterday examined before the Lord Mayor, charged with attempting, at Bartholomew Fair, to make themfelves merry at other people's expence. [London paper.]

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