The New Hampshire Gazette

FOR THE GAZETTE.

MR. MELCHER,

DISCOVERED in your paper of the 6th of February last, a piece signed R. Huntington, and by which fictitious name I cannot determine the real author ; but from the meanness of spirit, and blackness of heart by the author discovered, in and by said piece, without any further proof, makes it doubtful, whether the candid part of mankind, who are the only part I wish to please, will suppose that such a blackguardly piece, made by such a black hearted, hollow-headed, thick skulled fellow deserved an answer--Yet, lest the author, in case of my silence, should be disappointed, I will just observe, that any kind of being, with breeding sufficient to entitle him to be a gentleman's ostler, would be ashamed to have been the author of such a CREATURE for which reason, perhaps, he may be excused for not signing his own proper name --beside, it is possible, if the author was to come forward in his own proper garment, it might not appear decent ; and if his purse is not scant, as he expresses himself in his creature, it might appear that he has made it otherwise by defrauding those more honest than himself ; and as his observations in respect to petitioning old Belzebub, &c. have no real meaning, they deserve not, neither are they capable of an answer. Upon the whole I submit to the candid reader whether the said piece is not unmeaning nonsense ; but as there is, and in all probability always will be, in the hearts of the mean and base part of mankind, who I deem manhaters, a determination (be the consequence what it may) to injure, and if possible, to destroy those more noble and generous, I have no right to expect, neither do I expect, from his class of beings, any better treatment.-It is, in my opinion, however, a very dishonorable method of electioneering, for one man to endeavour to build his own, or his friend's popularity on the ruins of another ; and for him to suppose that he or his friend can rise only in proportion as another falls (as by his piece that seems to have been his calculation) plainly discovers that he or the person who he wishes might be exalted, has no real merit of his own ; but that his dependence, in point of promotion, is altogether placed on the downfall of his neighbour--but had said piece reached this place before district meeting, as doubtless was by the author intended, it might, notwithstanding all the mighty strong reasoning therein contained, had an effect contrary to his intentions ; for notwithstanding almost infinitely stronger reasons than the said blackguardly piece, were at said meeting rendered, why J. Young should not be elected member of the General-Court, viz. a barrel of West-India on tap; yet the said John Young was elected ; after which it was by a gentleman observed, "when a barrel of West India on tap, at district meeting, fails to procure an election, it is time to quit electioneering." The said John Young will not further trouble the reader than by observing, that if the author pleases, he may have his next piece put into the paper so as it may reach this place in season, before district meeting, as his other creature has not had its intended effect.

JOHN YOUNG.