The New Hampshire Gazette

The project of separating the Union seems interwoven with every project of federalism. To familiarize its necessity to the feelings of New England men, the most infamous misstatements are made, and invidious comparisons drawn to excite the indignation of the northern section of the union against the southern--representing the former as the slaves of the latter, and mere tenants at their will of the privileges secured by the constitution--and were it not from a fear that there is yet virtue enough in the northern section to resist their nefarious attempts to produce civil war, we should ere this have seen the standard of rebellion erected, and the nation of New England attempting a conquest of the southern and middle states, for and in conjunction with some miserable creature of his most gracious majesty, crazy George THIRD King. It appears that this was a part of their plan in their cooperation with the Clinton interest in New. York. "If you will join us in a separation of the union we will aid you in elevating DeWitt Clinton to the Presidency!" If that section of the republican party adverse to the re-election of Mr. Madison had been as base as the British faction, tho' neither separately would excite apprehension, yet combined they might then have struck a formidable blow to the independence of these United States. For this act of integrity we are fully willing to give credit to the advocates of Mr. Clinton, though we think their policy and conduct, at this crisis, very reprehensible. But no credit is due to federalism. By coalescing with Clintonians, they ought to gain allies in their treasonable plots, and they can no more be entitled to the confidence of the people than if they were now in arms against their government, under the direction of a British commander.