The New Hampshire Gazette

For the GAZETTE.

While all Europe are cultivating the arts of peace; and tranquility pervades the greatest part of the Globe.--A few foreign miscreants and disappointed printers, impudently assuming the name, and pretending to espouse the cause of federalism, are wickedly endeavoring to kindle the flames of civil discord in the bosom of our country, and to set the people in array against their own government--To effect their infernal purposes, they have wickedly invented the most abominable falsehoods of our President, and his principal Officers, and studiously endeavored to palm them on the people for truths--Among the numerous lies to which their malice has given circulation, the following from a Hartford paper, which has its refutation annexed, displays in a shocking light, the sinisterous depravity to which these lying printers in the progress of their iniquity. have arrived--A neighbour, but a political enemy of Mr. Jefferson, here feels himself compelled to refute this abominable falsehood, and every real federalist will join Mr. Marshall, in reprobating the wretches, who under the mask of federalism, by their improbable lies, are continually injuring the cause they affect to support.

From the Bee.

Yesterday was freemen's meeting or election in the state of Connecticut. As customary, a few days previous to this election, a number of horrible stories and wonderful tales were propagated by the federalists, to influence the freemen till the voting was over, when any one should be welcome to refute them. Callender's foolish story of Sally was circulated through the state very carefully, but was not thought sufficient. Accordingly it was reported in Hartford last week by the hon. Mr. Daggett, who said he had it from gen. Hamilton, as follows: "That some time ago a gentleman of the name of Walker, a neighbor to Mr. Jefferson, went to Europe and left his family under the care of Mr. Jefferson; that during his absence Mr. J. attempted to seduce his lady, and when he conceived himself sufficiently ingratiated into her favor he made an attack on her virtue, but was resisted by Mrs. W. and repulsed by her with a pair of scissors; that on Mr. Walker's return he called on Mr. Jefferson for satisfaction, when Mr. J. begged his pardon, and wrote him a letter confessing and apologizing for his criminal intentions; and that this said letter was in the hands of Mr. Coleman, editor of the Evening Post (general Hamilton's paper) who had possessed it a considerable time."

This story, thus substantiated by reference to known authority, it was supposed would have full effect, and could not be invalidated till after the election, when its purpose would be accomplished. Unfortunately, however, for the credit of Mr. Daggett, Gen. Hamilton, &c. and the propagator of the fabrication, Mr. Marshall of Virginia, brother to the chief justice of the U. States, happened to be in Hartford at the time this federal slander was started. This gentleman with an honorable candor declared, "that the account must be, and was utterly groundless and untrue; that however he differed from Mr. Jefferson in politics, he conceived it his duty to contradict the report, as he was perfectly acquainted with Mr. Walker, who lived on terms of the strictest intimacy with Mr. Jefferson, had long maintained a hearty and uninterrupted esteem for him, and was at present so strongly attached to him that in fact he adored him; that Mr. Marshall was therefore convinced of the absolute falsehood of this story, which he had heard hinted at in Washington, reported in New-York, and thus passed current and well established in Connecticut."

This foul calumny was doubtless circulated with the utmost speed and assiduity through Connecticut, by the federal electioneering worthies, the lovers of religion and truth; while its refutation was left to find its way after it as well as it could, after the election. A pretty history of these electioneering tricks, annually played off upon the enlightened people of that state by their spiritual and political leaders, might be given. Abraham Bishop should hold these parts in remembrance---they would furnish matter for another pamphlet from him, which the federal party tauntingly pretend so much to desire.