Pure Gold, of the reputation of A. S. $120 Balance in favor of Dross, $150 Notwithstanding all the boating and bragging of the writer of the Bee, it is an undeniable fact, that Judge Spencer left the county of Columbia, after his feveral trials, difappointed, mortified and chapfallen; and those who are judges of col. ours, declare, that, inftead of the brightnefs of " pure gold," his reputation wore all the dimness of a brass bulton. EBENEZER FOOT, ESQ. AS this man has, in all his proceedings against me, followed clofe at the tail of Mr. Spencer, I shall now affign him the fame honorable flation, and then bid him. adieu forever. had been bestowed on him. I have met pected of an individual. It now remains CHARLES HOLT, CAPTAIN. Whenever I det&t any of the falfhoods "That's no war, each mortal knows, As the Balance has not the moft diftant concern with what is called, in the above paragraph, a "confeffion of one of the parties," it is unneceflary to difcufs that point at prefent. As well might the ver dit again ft Mr. Field, mentioned on the front page of this paper, be brought in as an imputation against the Balance, as the "confeffion" here alluded to. The char. ges which led to that confeffion, were contained in publications addreffed to an indi. vidual by another individual under his own proper fignature, and had no more connection with the editorial branch of the Balance, than the advertisements which retract what it formerly faid on the fub- I am extremely happy to find that Holt has taken up my treatment of him, upon proper grounds, and that he has not fofeven made against Mr. Spencer, proved far mistaken my intentions, as to fuppofe that I am at war with him, when my only object is to corred him. He does, indeed, bear the lafh very patiently; but this, I conceive, only proves that he has been accuflcmed to fuch treatment. Now and then, however, the drowsy infe&t mufters courage enough to poke his nofe out of his hive; and then In the cafe of Foot vs. Crofwell, the public have been prefented with a curious. fpectacle. A man, holding an office of very confiderable importance to the community, (an office, requiring, for the due performance of its duties, talents, integrity, fidelity, morality, and fobriety) was charged with the crime of fwindling.This charge was contradicted by Foot and his friends, like every other charge that is made by the federalifts against the officers. under the prefent adminiflration; and Foot was permitted to remain in office. At length, however, the charge gained fo much credit, and was fo repeatedly thrown in Foot's teeth, that his friends (it is believed) pushed him to the defperate alternative of either proving his innocence, or confeffing his guilt. He called his accufer into a court of juftice ;-and the refult is well known. So complete, fo ample was the evidence against him, that the court could not forbear to intercede with the jury for mercy towards the plaintiff!he effects nothing. Not only the charge of fwindling was prov. ed, but a moft fcandalous negle&t of duty was alfo proved; and, the fame man who came into court, demanding damages to the amount of 5.000 dollars for the injury done his reputation, withdrew but fix-pence better than a convicted criminal. With this petty offender, I can waste no more time. I have done my duty. I have pointed him out to the public, as a man totally unfit to hold the office which He fain would lift his heavy wing, erroneous, ftill, that the editor had every reason to believe it true when he publish ed it, and confequently, that it was not wilfully or maliciously made. The jury expreffed this opinion by their verdift; for it would be ridiculous and worse than ridiculous to fay, that "an intelligent and irreproachable jury" had punished a “ base and malevolent flanderer," who had been convicted of publifhing "wilful, malicious and unfounded falfities," of the most lerious mature, by a verdict of 120 dollars, This would be paying no great compli ment to the jury. But the jury were indeed intelligent and irreproachable. They were fatisfied that the defendant had not wilfully or maliciously perverted the truth, and (laying afide every party prejudice, and acting according to the true dictates "We find, by the verdict of an intelli-of right and juice) they gave a verdict gent and irreproachable jury, and the which no man has been heard to cenfure, confefiion of one of its parties, its [Bal-except a few malicious and venemous ftrip"ance] editors convicted of wilful, mali In the laft Bee there appears an original article, and as it undoubtedly coft the writer much trouble, it would be ungenerous to let it pafs without due notice. In the courfe of this article, the writer remarks, 66 "cious and unfounded falfities, and the lings of democracy.. tion: "And we are equally willing that the "Bee thould be tefted by the fame ftand"ard of truth in which the Balance has "been weighed. Holding ourfelves fole"ly responsible for whatever we publish, "it is not for the want of ingenuity or "malice in our enemies that we have ef caped legal animadverfion. Nor do "we defire exemption from this fpecies "of ferutiny one moment longer than "our condu& fecures it.". I prefume that few of the men who know best how to appreciate them, ever perufe that farrago of flupidity and talfhood in which they originally appeared. The Cincinnati focieties, every reader knows, are compofed of the old revolutionary of. ficers, who ferved through the war, and were honorably discharged, and now, be cause the number that remains is fo fmall that the Connecticut fociety is diffolved, a chicken-livered poltroon, who never fmelt gun-powder except on training days, exultingly exclaims, "Ariftocracy is giving up the ghost." Soldiers of the revo In reply to this, it may be proper to abferve, that no man's reputation can be injured by any thing that appears in the Bee. The character of that paper is fo completely establifhed-it is fo very low in the public eftination, that it is abfolutelylution, it is not enough to brand you with honorable to any man to be flandered in it. Suppose, then, a reputable character should profecute Holt for charges publifh! ed in the Bee. Holt would appear in court, and plead, that the charges were harmlefs, for nobody believed them! It is laughable to hear Holt talk of his refponJibility. What could be gained by profecuting him, even if damages were made. out? There is an old adage that would apply here, but I will not repeat it. The fact is, Charles Holt is fcreened from legal animadverfion, by his impotence and infignificance: But a verdict has been pronounced against him, at the bar of the public. The Bee is printed and diftributed. It is read by a few; and believed by none. It is immediately defroyed, or used for the vileft of purpofes. It is heard of no more. Its contents are forgotten. Its editor is neglected and defpifed by all claffes. Where, then, is the neceffity, for legal fcrutiny? Even newspaper ferutiny is worle than thrown away on fuch a worthless object. the epithets, of "Ariftocrats" and " Old Tories." It is not enough to drive you from office, and deny you countenance and protection. No! A hireling printer mufi mock at your hoary locks and vene. rable age. He must exult because fo ma. tomb," that the fcattered "remnants of ny of you have gone down to the your band," cannot affemble annually to commemorate the events in which you performed your glorious parts, and which will render your names immortal. Really, it is too much for flesh and blood, and the spirit of feventy fix to bear. A number of the democratic editors have copied into their papers, Holt's falfe tatement of the caufe of Spencer vs. Crofwell. Those of them who make any pretenfions to editorial honesty, will undoubtedly immediately correct the error. Those, on the contrary, who, like Holt, are mere knaves in types, will let it remain uncontradicted. BEING EING a patron of the Hudfon Bec, and obferving in that paper No. 104, under Hudion head, the appointment of Major William Dickie, of Kinderhook, as a juftice of the peace, I asked a bystander when William Dickie received the title of Major-he replied, that it happened. about the fame time that his dog was dubbed captain, and a female flave, firft lieutenant. Be that as it may, I beg leave to afk, what can be the motive of our rulers in appointing fuch a charakter to an office that ought to be held reputable in a free country? And, I would further afk, how that late pompous member of the legislature, by whofe recommenda. tion alone, I prefume this appointment was made, can reconcile these things to the principal inhabitants of Kinderhook, or the county in general? A FRIEND OF PURE REPUBLICANISM Kinderhook. gricultural. EXTRACT. THE Richmond, May 17, 1804. HE inhabitants near New-York have been troubled fince 1783 with an infect called the Hean fly, fuppofed to be imported from that country, as it firft began about their camp on Long Island. A fmall infect eats the ftraw off by the ground, caules it to turn yellow and fall down. Pull up a bunch, ftrip down the leaves, and you will find a parcel of infects, colored generally like flaxfeed, which totally destroys almoft every crop, after two or three years in any place, till we luckily found out an eafy method to destroy them, without injuring the wheat; and the crops have proved good fince. Should the farmers think this information worthy of their attention, in the fev eral counties in this and the adjoining flates, and fend, either by letter or a perfon fufficient to reward me for my trouble; I will fend, either by letter or perfonal application, to any county or counties in this or the adjoining flatcs, as may fuit the people, with exact directions how every man may eafily be fatisfied, by making trial for himself, as felt evidence is the moft fatisfactory, that he may have fuffi. cient time to prepare a crop for the next, as it has answered in every inftance. Thofe who would with information, as above, may, by letter or perfon, apply to the fubfcriber, third, door from the Court I, 66 On the morning of Wednesday, the with ftrong emotion, to these representa fith inft. fhortly after the rumour of the tions, and declared his abhorrence to the General's injury had created an alarm in whole tranfaction. "It was always," ad the city, a note from Dr. Poft informed ded he, "againft my principles. I ufed me that he was extremely ill at Mr. every expedient to avoid the interview; Wm. Bayard's, and expreffed a particu- but I have found, for fometime paft, that lar defire to fee me as foon as poffible.' my life must be expofed to that man. I I went immediately. The exchange of went to the field determined not to take his melancholy falutation, on entering the life."-He repeated his difavowal of all General's apartment, was fucceeded by a intention to "hurt Mr. Burr; the anguish filence which he broke by faying that he of his mind in recollecting what had paf"had been anxious to fee me, and have fed; and his humble hope of forgivenes the facrament adminiflered to him; and from his God." I recurred to the topic of that this was ftill his wifh." I replied, the divine compaffions; the freedom of that it gave me unutterable pain to re- pardon in the Redeemer Jefus to perifhceive from him any request to which I ing finners. "That grace, my dear Gencould not accede that, in the prefent eral, which brings falvation, is rich, rich" inftance a compliance was incompatible "Yes," interrupted he, "it is rich with all my obligations; as it was a prin- grace. "And on that grace," continued a finner has the higheft encourage. ciple in our churches never to adminifter the Lord's Supper privately to any perfon ment to repofe his confidence, because it under any circumftances." He urged me is tendered to him upon the fureft foundano further. I then remarked to him, that tion; the fcripture teflifying that we have "the holy communion is an exhibition redemption through the blood of Jefus, and pledge of the mercies which the Son the forgionefs of fins according to the of God has purchased; that the abfence riches of his grace." Here the General, of the fign does not exclude from the mer- letting go my hand, which he had held cies fignified; which were acceffible to from the moment 1 fat down at his bedhim by faith in their gracious author." fide, clafped his hands together, and, "I am aware," faid he, "of that. It is looking up towards heaven, faid with emonly as a figh that I wanted it." A phafis, "I have a tender reliance on the fhort paufe enfued. I refumed the dif mercy of the Almighty through the merits courfe, by obferving that "I had nothing of the Lord Jefus Chrift." He replaced to addrefs to bim, in his affli&tion, but that his hand in mine, and, appearing fomefame gospel of the grace of God, which what foent, clofed his eyes. A little after, it is my office to preach to the most ob he faflened them on me, and I proceeded. fcure and illiterate that in the fight of "The fimple truths of the Gofpel, my dear God all men are on a level, as all have Sir, which require no abftrufe inveftiga. finned, and come short of his glory; and tion, but faith in the veracity of God who that they must apply to him for pardon cannot lie, are beft fuited to your prefent and life, as finers, whofe only refuge is condition, and they are full of confola in his grace reigning by righteoufnefstion." "I feel them to be fo," replied through our Lord Jefus Chrift." 1 I then repeated thefe texts of fcrip perceive it to be fo," faid he; "I am a ture-It is a faithful faying, and wer finner: I look to his mercy." I then ad- thy of all acceptation, that Jefus Chrift verted to the infinite merit of the Re- came into the world to fave finners, and of finners the chief. 1. even 1, am he that fole ground of our acceptance with God; blotteth out thy tranfgreffions for my the fole channel of his favor to us; and Jake, and will not remember thy fins. cited the following paffages of the fcrip- Come now, and let us reafon together, ture:-There is no other name given un faith the Lord; though your fins be as der heaven among men, whereby we muftfcarlet, they shall be white as faow; be faved, but the name of Jefus. He is though they be red tike crimjon, they fhall able to fave them to the uttermost who come unto God by him, fecing he ever liv eth to make interceffion for them. The flood of Jefus Chrift cleanjuth from all a." This left page introduced the fair of the duel, on which I reminded the General, that he was not fo be infruc ted as to its moral afpe&t; that " the precious blood of Chrift was as effectual and as necellary to win away the trangreffions which had involved him in fuforing, as any other tranfgreflion; and that he muft there, and there alone, feek Feace for his confcience, and a hope that thould not make him afḥamed.” He affenied, Houle, or Mr. Samuel Pleafant's, printer,deemer, as the propitiation for fin, the he. be as wool. 66 32 pray ? This," faid be," is my fupport. Pray for me. 66 Shall I with you "Yes." I prayed with him, and heard him whifper as I went along; which I fuppofed to be his concurence with the petitions. At the conclufion he faid " A men. God grans it. Being about to part with him, I told him "I had one request to make."-Ile efked" what it was ? Lanfwered. "that whatever might be the iffue of his afflic tion, Le would give his teftimony againit the practice of deling." "I will." fait Ee, I have done it. If that," -evident. ly anticipating the event, "if that be the illue, you will find it in writing.-If it pleafe God that I recover, I fhall do it in a manner which will effectually put me out of its reach in future." I mentioned, once more, the importance of renouncing every other dependence for the etern.! world, but the mercy of God in Chrift Jefus; with a particular reference to the catastrophe of the morning. The General was affected, and faid "Let us not purfue the fubject any further, it agitates me." He laid his hands upon his breaft, with fymptoms of uneafinefs, which indicated an increased difficulty of fpeaking. Ithen took my leave. He preffed my hand affec tionately, and defired to fee me again at a proper interval. As I was retiring, he lifted up his hands in the attitude of prayer, and faid feebly, "God be merciful to ." His voice funk, fo that I heard not the reft diftin&tly, but understood him to quote the words of the Publican in the Golpel, and to end the fentence with, "me, a finner." I faw him, a fecond time, on the mornning of Thursday; but, from his appearance and what I had heard fuppofing he could not speak without fevere efforts, I had no converfation with him. I prayed, for a moment, by his bed-fide, in company with his overwhelmed family and friends; and for the reft,, was one of the mourning fpectators of his compofure and dignity in fuffering. His mind remained in its former ftate; and he viewed, with calmness, his approaching diffolution. I left him between twelve and one, and at two, as the public know, he breathed his laft. I am, Sir, - With much refpe&t, J. M. MASON. New-York, July 18, 1804.. Improvement. FOR THE BALANCE. I obferved in your paper a few weeks firce, an account of the appearance of yellow-fever at the Waale boght; and its introduction is attributed to the arrival of a veffel from St. Domingo. It has often happened, that veffels arriving from the Weft-India Inlands in the fummer leafon, particularly thofe in ballaft, have been found fo filthy, and the air in their holds f impure, that they have fpread abroad ficknels and contagion. It has ever appeared aftonishing to me, that fo, little regard has been paid to the cleanlinels at vellels. It is certainly a fubject of the utmost importance, not only with regard to property, but to life and health. For my part, I am confident that fhips may be rendered as clean, pure and wholesome as buildings upon land, provided proper means are used for the purpose. I formerly fent you two communications touching this fubje&t--one of them propofing an improvement in building fhips--the other giving directions for purifying thofe built in the common mode. As an improvement in fhip-building, I proposed the following method of filling the spaces between the timbers : Take mortar, made of lime and faw. duft, or cut ftraw, hay, or other light fub. flance, which will fave the expence of lime; and after the timbers are dubbed and fitted for the infide plank, let every fpace be filled with this mortar. Where the fpaces are large, blocks of pine or other light wood, might be crouded in, fo as to make a faving of mortar; in which cafe, care must be taken to cover the blocks fufficiently to prevent them from coming in contact with the planks on either fide. Many advantages, I conceived, would refult from this mode.-By pre-occupying the fpace between the outfide plank and the ceiling of fhips, the accumulation of filth would be prevented, and until the quality of the lime fhould be wholly deftroyed by time, it would prove an efficient barrier againft putridity or corruption; and, confequently against the generation of foul air. I fuppofed that a fhip thus prepared, and properly ventilated, might be kept perfectly tweet and wholefome. But my directions for purifying fhips built in the common mode (without even removing their cargoes) wherever they have been followed, have been attended with the moft flattering fuccefs; and a hope of calling the attention of my fellowcitizens to this important fubject, at this time, induces me to request you to repub. lifh thofe dire&tions : Directions for purifying a loaded ship without removing the cargo. Take a cafk that will hold 100 gallons or more, with one head out-fet it below in any part of the veffel-put into this cafk one bushel of unflacked lime-add to this 60 gallons of boiling water, after diffolving 30 pounds of pot or pearl-afhes therein this fhould be done as quick as poffible-then that the hatches, and make the fhip tight-in this fituation, let the veffel remain until the next day, and then difcharge the air by means of the AirPump Ventilator. By this time the lime will be fettled in the cafk, and the water or ley, will be very clear-dip it out carefully, and, after drawing the boxes our of one of the thip's pumps, fend it thro' that channel into the pump-well. Too little attention is paid to the cleanlinefs of veffels on their going out. If they are fent out clean, and are well ventilated during the voyage, they cannot be very impure on their return. By the above-mentioned procels, ufed before and after every voyage, there is little doubt but veffels might be kept perfectly fweet, pure and wholefome. Liesuscitation. [We have the satisfaction to announce one more instance of the efficacy of cold water, in restoring persons struck with lightning :Edit. Bal.] On the 10th ult. a young gentleman was ftruck by lightning, at Richmond, Virginia, and was fuppofed to be dead. "A large contufion appeared on the right. fide of his head; and his hat had a rent in it as fmooth and regular as any which a pair of fciffars could have cut. A freak proceeded from his head to the right clavi cle. When it reached the wires in the right fide of the fufpenders, it appeared to have divided into two ftreams, each of which purfued its own portion of the fufpenders until they came within the attracting diftance of the watch. Here they feemed to have been united, and to have difcharged themselves in one ftream along the external part of the thigh and leg.The chryftal of the watch was broken, and fome pieces were found in a fufed flate in the pocket. The catch of the watch and feveral of the links of the chain had evidently been melted by this penerating fire. The right leg of the pantaloons and the right hoe were completely rent in pieces. The young gentleman after he had fallen to the earth exhibited no figns of animation. There was no motion, no pulfe, no refpiration. Cold water was thrown upon him at firft without any effect upon continuing the application, however, he appeared to recover from his corpid flate, in the fame manner as a perfon who gradually recovers from a fainting fit. It is fuppofed that the water fimply operated by reanimating his fufpended lenfibility, and that a continued affafion of it would have extinguifhed the fm. 1 fpark of life, which it had contributed to produce. He was then removed to a anket, and carfully rubbed in every limb. A greater degree of animation appeared; violent convulfions enfued, his extremities exhibited uncommon ftrength, and a foam iffued from his lips. The veins of each arm were afterwards opened; and each moment increafed the flatering ymtoms of his recovery. The faculties of the mind, and the power of fpeach did not return until the next morning, when he exhibited one phenomena which deferves investigation. His memory appeared eminently defective. He could fcarcely recollect any event beyond the lapfe of five minutes. The period of recollection gradually increased, and his faculties recovered their accustomed tone." Be it our weekly task, To note the passing tidings of the times. >>>>>&@8<ccccc Hudson, August 7, 1804. 7, 1804. A very interefting, tho' painful, discus fion, has for feveral days, occupied fome of the New-York papers, particularly the Evening Poft and the Citizen. The object is, to fhew that the late melancholy event was the effect of a fettled, deliberate defign of Col. Burr and a few of his friends, to take the life of Gen. Hamilton and others. A legal invefligation of the fame nature is alfo going on. It is our intention to give a review of thefe difcuffions at fome future day. The king of the Olage nation of Indians, with eleven chiefs and two boys, have recently arrived at the feat of government, for the purpofe of effecting a treaty of amity. Thefe people are inhabitants of the new territory of Louisiana, purchafed by Mr. Jefferfon; and if the following paragraph from a Baltimore pa. per is true, they will foon remunerate the U. S. for the vaft fum paid for their country. to France, has gone to England. On the 25th of May, Mr. Fox gave a dinner to a large party in which Mr. Livingston was included. We obferve that Mr. Fox is highly cenfured in fome of the London prints for giving this countenance to a man who had grofsly infulted the English na. tion in his anfwer to the French government upon Mr. Drakes's correfpondence. It appears that the Spanish government at Penfacola has taken umbrage at the U. nited States affuming jurifdiction over the Mobile Bay. Five regiments have been ordered by the Spanish government to repair to Penfacola, to keep poffeffion for Spain. A decree has paffed in the British par. liament for prohibiting the importation of flaves into their colonies. The new Emperor of the Gauls, it is faid, is to refide in the ancient royal refidence at Verfailles, for the fitting up of which 40,000,000 livres have been iffued from the French treasury. Bonaparte is faid to poffefs private treas ure, in gold, filver and diamonds, to the amount of 500,000,000 of livres. SPEECH OF MOREAU, BEFORE THE COURT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Gentlemen, IN prefenting my fell before you, I afk to be heard for a moment. My confidence in the counfel I have chofen is entire: I have refigned to them without referve the care of defending my innocence: it is only in compliance with their defire that I with to fpeak before the court, but I feel the need of fpeaking my felf, both to you and the nation. The king with fifteen warriors, fome years ago, intercepted a Spanish convoy with ingots, going across the isthmus of Unhappy circumftances produced by Darien, and loaded themfelves with the chance or prepared by hatred, may ob. vich booty; they were, however, after-fcure fome periods of the life of the mof wards overtaken by fupe ior force, and o bliged to farrender their treasure. With 500 ftand of mufkets, they think they could become purveyors to the mint of the United States, and fupply it, in profufion, with ingots from the Spanish mines!" Whether our economical prefident will immediately furnish thefe arms without a jpecific appropriation, or whether he will call Congrefs together, on the occafion, it is difficult to tell. At any rate, such a rare opportunity to furnish the U. S. with ready cafh, without taxes, ought not to be permitted to pafs unimproved. Mr. Livingston, American Ambassador upright man. With much addrefs a crim. inal may remove from him both the fufpicion and the proofs of his crimes: a whole life is always the fureft teftimony againft, or in favour of the accufed. It is then my whole life which I oppofe to the accufers who purfue me. It has been fuffi. ciently public to be known. I will recal, fome epochas of it, and the witneffes that I fhall, invoke are the French people, and the people whom France has conquered. At the commencement of that revolution which was to found the liberty of the French people, I was devoted to the ftudy of laws. It changed the deftination of my life: I devoted it to arms: I did not place myself among the foldiers of liberty from ambition-I embraced the military life from refpect for the laws of the nation : I became a warrior, because I was a citizen, I fupported this character under the col ours-I have always preferved it. I advanced very rapidly, but always from grade to grade, without overleaping any--always ferving my country, never flattering the committees. Arrived at the advance into the middle of hoftile nations, chief command, when victory caufed us to I did not lefs apply myfelf to make the than to make their armies dreaded. The character of the French people refpe&ted, war under my orders was a fcourge only in the fields of battle. Even from the midst of their ravaged plains, more than once have nations and hoftile powers rendered me this teftimony. This conduct 1 believed as proper as our victories, to make conquefts to France. At the time when even contrary maxime appeared to prevail in the committees of government, this conduct did not excite against me either calumny or perfecu tion. military glory which I had acquired, till No cloud ever arofe to tarnish the that too famous day-the 18.h Fructidor: thofe who, with too much rapidity extolled that day, reproached me with being too flow to denounce a man, in whom I could fee only a brother in arms, even at the mo ment when the evidence of facts and of proofs convinced me that he was accufed by truth, and not by unjust fufpicions.The Directory, who alone knew the cir cumftances of my conduct fufficiently to judge of it correctly, and who, every one knows, could not be difpofed to judge me with indulgence, boldly declared that they found me irreproachable; they employed me in their service; the poft was not brilliant, but it foon became fo. I dare to believe that the nation has not forgotten how much I fhewed myfelf wor thy of it; it has not forgotten with what facile devotedness I fought in Italy in fubordinate ftations; it has not forgotten how I was reftored to the chief command by the reverfes of our armies, and renamed general, in fome measure, by our tnisfortunes; it remembers how I twice recompofed the army of the wrecks of thofe that had been difperfed; and how, after having twice fent it back in a condition to oppofe the Ruffians and Auftria, I twice refigned the command of it to enter on one of much higher confidence. I was not, at that æra of my life, more republican than in all others I appeared more fo. I faw fixed upon me, in a more peculiar manner, the regards and the con fidence of thofe whofe province it was to imprefs new movements, and new direc tions on the republic. They propofed, it is well known, to place me at the head of |