But no! our moderate Feds say,

" tut!

"He may deserve some notice,—but

"The truth, though quoted from the Bible, Against such great men, is a libel."138

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earnestly recommended to the people at large, to follow the same kind of conduct towards them.”

(Signed)

JOHN CANNON, Chairman.

ALBERT GALLATIN, Clerk.

Mr. GALLATIN, afterwards, perceiving the insurrection would fail, sought and obtained pardon of General Washington. But that he retained his political rancour, is evident from the dismission of General Miller from the office of Supervisor, immediately after Mr. Gallatin's coming to the Treasury, whose offence consisted in his having commanded a body of troops who were active in quelling Mr. Gallatin's insurrection.

138 " Against such great men, is a libel."

We find many of our moderate Federalists somewhat squeamish in this particular. They urge, that the exposition of the crimes of great men chosen into office by the people, is a disgrace to our national character. But these so very candid gentlemen should inform us, whether our national character would not be more disgraced by suffering such characters and such. conduct as enter into the composition of our men and measures to pass without animadversion?

You, gentlemen, may think, perhaps,
That you are somewhat prudent chaps,
But know, good Sirs, as these times are,
The height of prudence is-to dare;

And if by your remark, you mean
The thing you say, you ought, I ween,
To be, as either fools or knaves,

The slaves of vile imported slaves.

I'll make then, with your worship's leave, a
Slap at this great man from Geneva,
Who worm'd his way to elevation,

And holds the purse strings of the nation.

'Tis true, this gaunt Genevan, whilome, Found this our land, a rogue's "asylum," Since which, in public matters, his chief Delight has been in doing mischief.

In Faction's cause alert and brisk, he
Became a champion in the whiskey
Rebellion-therefore was among

The rogues whom Justice might have hung

And had her Ladyship foreseen
His future management, I ween,

In her strong noose she'd made his neck fast,
As cheerfully as eat'n her breakfast.

But, whereas, in these happy times,
A man is qualified by crimes

And scoundrel cunning for high station,

HE HOLDS THE PURSE STRINGS OF OUR NATION!!!

Well, if no sages of our own

Can give our government a tone,
Let us submissively receive a

Set, fresh from Ireland, France, Geneva.

Let us in Congress hear with patience,
The worthless scum of foreign nations,
Threaten in vile outlandish squeal,
To" stop of government de veel p

We next will stretch on Satire's rack,
A callous wretch in faded black,
A nuisance in our "happy land,"
A sort of Junior Talleyrand,

Democracy has not a rogue,

Amongst her dashers now in vogue,
A single Jacobin, or scarce one

More mischievous than this said Parson.

"Twere well had he been hung, before he Began to print th' Observatory,139

139 Began to print th' Observatory.

The following sketch, from the Boston Gazette of July, 1804, is somewhat declarative of the demerits of this renegado Parson :

"The Walpole Observatory is understood to be edited by a broken Parson, who, we are told, was drummed out of a parish in Connecticut. There is no want of candor in remarking, and we leave it to others, to apply the remark, if they think it applicable, that there is no worse man in society than he who is a renegado from his own profession. When a black coat is too tight for a man's limbs, he seldom gets any decent one that will fit them. When the virulence of a man's politics or temper, or the high bribes that a party offers for his profligacy, have induced a person to strip off the Clergyman, he is generally found to be more deeply corrupt than if he had never endured the restraints of a good character. Tired of being a hypocrite, he spits,

Which would have sav'd an inundation
Of lies, which overspread the nation.

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like Matthew Lyon, in the world's face, and says, Shame, I defy you-Faction pay me, and I will lie for you.

"In the most Federal part of Newhampshire, there was, and still is, a very respectable and useful Newspaper, called the Farmer's Museum. The old revolutionary patriot, so well known, Isaiah Thomas, whom Mr. Jefferson has dismissed for his good services from the Post Office, is the principal proprietor. To attack Federalism in its strong holds, and to carry the party war into the enemy's country, like Scipio when he invaded Africa, this Parson, who had never seen a Printer's type, was sent, every one will believe, by the Administration, to print an Opposition Paper, at Walpole, where it was not wanted for information, as there was an excellent paper printed there before. There must be something found to encourage this poor Parson to set up a press, where it is manifest there was so little room for his business. What could be done for him better than to resort to the Administration for a good fat offering, that this Priest of Jacobinism might live upon it, till he could revolutionize the state of Newhampshire, and bring in Mr. Langdon to be Governor. For that end no doubt he was sent; and to cover up