The New Hampshire Gazette

PHILADELPHIA, April 29.

Warning Voice

A CIRCUMSTANCE more menacing than any that has yet arisen in this country, has been disclosed within the last forty-eight hours. Through the active vigilance of the Mayor of this city, a discovery has been made which leads to the most alarming conclusions. A large quantity of military cloathing, bearing the uniform and insignia of the French Republic has been seized, and the persons more immediately concerned in the secret and clandestine fabrication of it, have been committed to prison. Providence has once more interfered to preserve us—once more it is placed within our power to rescue ourselves and our families from the gripe of an all-destroying monster. But not a day, an hour, nor a moment should be lost in pursuing the only measure, which a regard to self-preservation, in this portentous crisis, admits. A memorial should instantly be addressed to the President of the United States, requesting an immediate and complete enforcement of the law which provides against the injuries that may be derived to the citizens of the United States by the agency of aliens resident within the same. That there are men among ourselves equally criminal with those, who are thus concerned in preparing cloathing, forging arms, and practising all the preparatory steps to the overthrow of our government, and the subjugation of our country, cannot be doubted; but the shield of citizenship, which they most unworthily bear, is interposed against the same summary process, which our safety requires, and the laws authorize towards aliens. The present case is one which admits of no contradiction—and allows no delay. The cloathing is French uniform—on the buttons of the coats and waistcoats is placed the French Military insignia, with the legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE. It cannot, therefore, even be said, as is already attempted, that this cloathing was intended for the troops in St. Domingo (which in itself would be a flagrant infraction of our law)—No; the commander of that island is determined on independence; and he would not, in such a moment, write "French Republic" on the buttons of his soldiers. We shall be safe in supposing that this infernal uniform is prepared for an army which is to start up among ourselves, completely distinguished, by its cloathing as by its designs and actions, from the citizens of the United States. An army, which at midnight, may realize the threat of a villain who is still tolerated among us, and who said, "he hoped the day was not distant when he should enter Philadelphia at the head of an armed force, and not leave one brick upon another." Has not the late French Consul Le Tombe, granted his certificate of protection as Consul General of the French Republic with the United States, to the very fellow who has directed the clandestine fabrication of this cloathing, and who is now in prison? Have not Le Tombe's functions long since ceased? What does this mean? Has the infatuation, which has prostrated Europe, taken complete possession of our faculties too? To strengthen the inferences so obviously to be drawn from this disclosure, that infamous morning print, called the Aurora, has already attempted to cover the transaction with a veil of ridicule. Some other circumstances, of which we have been apprized, since writing the foregoing, tend to exhibit this discovery in a light still more important and alarming. The cloathing—it seems, had been distributed in small parcels at different places in different parts of the city; the person at whose house the first quantity was discovered, positively denied that he had any thing of the kind in his possession, and it became necessary to burst open the doors; when a quantity of uniform coats, together with shirts, overalls, &c. were immediately discovered and seized. The quantity taken at other places was far more considerable. Two considerations of the most serious nature, arise out of this very remarkable fact: That the cloathing must have been distributed not less for the purpose of eluding research, than for the more sudden and effectual perpetration of the obvious designs; and that, in all probability, but a small part of the scheme and of the preparations for carrying it into effect, have as yet been brought to light. Every arrival from Europe, must waft some article of interesting intelligence. The record of victory and disaster must again be opened; the politician must retrace his maps; and those who delight in contemplating the havoc of the dogs of war are likely to be indulged to satiety.