The New Hampshire Gazette

The uproar made by some of the leading anti-republicans in Jersey, against judge Patterson is said to be in consequence of his declaring that the 'Louisiana purchase was not only cheap but highly honorable to the executive.'

Judge Patterson's opinion on the Louisiana question we consider of no other consequence than as it proves that there is some candor and honour to be found among those who have suffered themselves to be so long made the active or tacit enemies of the government.

Judge Patterson of Jersey, has ever been considered as one of the ablest lawyers America has produced; his common-law doctrines, however, have been strained excessively high. His conduct in the Trenton decision on the Connecticut invasion of Pennsylvania, was highly honorable to him though it lost him the succession to Jay on the bench.