tor the praise and admit* ion ot mankind ; if they experience" that their own situation is improved and improving—that commerce and navigation have advanced, that manufactures are progrcllive, < hat agriculiute is thriving—that propeity is more iecure than it was—indultry more certain of a real not nominal reward —ptrional liberty perfectly protected—that notwithftaruling the unavoidable demands upon them to fatisfy the juitice, retrieve the reputation, and anlwer the exigencies of the they are either less burthened than they Svere, or more equal to the buithgn they have to iuftain. H these are their opinion* and their ex perience, let them know and understand, that the fenti merits of the officer who lias been mentioned, both as to the principles and the practice ot the cor.ftitution which was framed by them, and ha* \been administered by their reprefenratives, freely chosen—are essentially different Itom theirs. If, on the contrary, the people of the United "States are of opinion, that they erred in adopting their present conftuution —tnat it contains perni cious princioles and dangerous powers—;hat it has been administered injudiciouil/ and wickedjy— that men whofc abilities and patriotism-were tried in the word of times, have entered into a league to; •deceive, defraud and opprtfs them that thev aie really oppreflfed and ruined, or in imminent dan ger of being so. If they think the prcfcrvation ot national nnion a matter of no or small confequencc if they are willing to return to thefi'uation from which they have el'caped, and to strip the govern ment of some of the most nccetfary powers with which they have cloathed it— II they are desirous that those which may be permitted to remain Should be frittered away by a narrow, timid and feeble exercise of themr— If they are disposed to lee the national government transformed into the ske leton of power —if they are persuaded that nations are under no ties of moral obligation ihat public credit is useless, or something worle—that ouWlit debts may be paid or cancelled at pieafure— that •when a provj/ion is not likely to oe made for them, the discontents to be ex pelted from the omiflion, may honestly be traustered from a go vernment able to vindicate its rights to the breads of individuals, who mavfirft be encouraged to be came the fubOitutes to the original creditors, and .may afterwards be dfffrauded without danger ■*-— If to national union, national refpettabikty, pub.ic order, and public credit, thev art willing to sub stitute national disunion, national public di{'order and difcredit —then let them write their acclamations and plaudits in favor of Mr. JefFcrfon; let him be the toast ot every political club, and the theme of every popular huzza—for to those points, without examining his motives, do the real or pretended political tenets of that gentleman most assuredly tend. These ftri&ures are made from a convi&ion that it is important to the people to know the charac ters entrusted with their public affair*. As Mr. Jefferfon is emulous ol being the head -of a party, whose politics have ever aimed at de~ prefTmg the national authority, let him enjoy all the glory and all the advantage of »t. But let it at ihe fame time be unaerftood by thofr who are per suaded that the real and permanent welfaie ol the country is to be promoted by o'her means, that such are ihe views by wlr.ch he is aftuaicd. * Such was the advice given to Congress fa Mr. Jef ferfon, when Miniflar Plenipotentiary to the Court of F*-ance y refuelling the debt due to the French notion— The ptedje terms are not recollected, but the Jubjlance inay be depended upon. The poor Hollanders were to be the mffims, j FOR THE GAZETfE OF THE UNITED STATES. Mr. Fen no, YOUR correspondent T. L. in your paper of the lit mil. should have quoted fairiy and ingenunufly. a\ man once argued on the fide of Aiheiftn, becaufc the words, 44 There is no God" were to be found in the Scnoture, without prefix ing, The fool hath faiJ in his heart." Instead of your correspondent's quotation, which ftandsthus, " Rcce'.vcs a final! stipend for feivices rendered as French Translator to the deparunent o* State, and as Editor of a ftee nezvfpaper"—he (hould faiily have quoted the words as follow, in the National Gazette of July 28-—" Receives a ftnall stipend for services Tendered as French Translator to the department of State, and, as Editor of a fire news paper, admits into his publication impartial flric tures on the proceedings of government, &c."— A man that in quoting another's words, wilfully curtails or wholly misrepresents the natural con ftruttion of a sentence, in order to miflcad, will soon find himfelf beneath the attention of every candid reader. X. Y. Philad. August 2, 1 792. for the GAZETTE of the U MIT ED STATES. Election of Rtfrefentativcs in Congress. IN this important business every individual has a common interest, and the great object ihould be to unite in exercising the inestimable right of fuffrage in foch manner as will be most likely to insure a continuation of the bleflings we enjoy under an adminillration of the best of governments. The happy advantages derived from that in ftitiition are evident tt> the world, and must be acknowledged by all ranks of people and by eve ry member of the society, who will compare the present fitnation of our country ivith what it was a few years ago. It would therefore appear ad vifable, all other circumstances equal, to endeavor by every law furmeans to ele& such men as are tlrmly at tached to the government and to such measures as have been adopted under it for the support and advancement of our true interests ; and not be swayed by the artifices of those who stand in oppoi-.tion, and who, disclaiming all party and antifederal principles and views, are ex erting their influence to have such a representa tion as, it is feared, would join in bringing a bout an entire change of mcafurec, and over turn the whole of the system that is now in ope ration ; by which means they would open a new and exteniive field for speculation, and disturb the peace and quiet of the community tor the advaatage of a few. Philadelphia, Aug. 4. The BritHh Packet for June is arrived at New-York—letters byiier\Vere received at the Pofl-Odice in this city, Thuriday evening ; the packet brings accounts to the yth June. French papers from Europe to the 6th ■ June, oy Cap t. Harding, iiatc —That through the exertions of Genera] C. Lameth, order and discipline were likeiy to be loon restored in the French army ; and 12 of the guilty of the regi mentof Colonel-General concerned in the affair of Mons were already iclectccl for trial.—That tiie joy of the emigrants at Coblentz 011 the liic cefs of the Auilrians was exceflive—they were for marching immediately to the frontiers, per suaded that every city would operi its gate's to receive them— t appears they checked their ardour by a iittie timely reflection. The National AUembly have decreed that the grunt of one million a year to each of the king's brothers be iuppreifed—their creditors to apply to the National Treasury. A fraall aifair has happened at Bavey, a body of Amlri ans of 2300 men and 6 pieces of cannon attack ed the place on the 17th May ; the Frciicbgar rilon of 8o men fliewed much courage, and killed and wounded some of the enemy —but de viating from the orders given by M. liocham bcau, they were made prii'oners of war; the Aultrians kept polfelSon of the town only 2 nours, they then left it carrying away the arms but withont plundering it, which the foidiers were very delirous of doing, but were restrain ed by their oliicers ; the place would probably have been immediately retaken, as a large de tachment of the French army was put in 1110- tion for that purpoJe. Warlike preparations are carried on with great vigor in Berlin—but doubts appear to be entertained by the Court of Vienna, a: to the honelty of the Court of Pruiiia. The declaration of war has produced very different,legations, at the Hague—the pa triots in the seven provinces are laid to be all in favor of the French—the Stadtholdcr on the contrary appears desirous to take part in the war againlt France—but the States will never consent to it. Trie papers received by Capt. Harding, are several days later than thole which furniftied the materials for the abftraft, from the Centi nel. No engagement of importance had taken place in May. In such Jkirmiihcs- as had occur red, the French troops fliewed discipline arid courage. Some time fmcean account was pub- liftied of the defeat of a detachment of M. la Fayette's army, under the command of M. Gouvion, on a foraging party, by an inferior force. That account is far from the truth. It 1 appears that M. Gouvion was attacked by a fu- 1 perior force, but managed a retreat with great lkill and success, having, notwithstanding the opposition he experienced, attained the object of his expedition, with little or no loss. Mr. Rochambeau, tis said, retires; nothing however positive and conciufive is publiihed on this head. AN AMERICAN. Nothing said of the death of the Emprefp of RuiTia.—Under t'.ie Vienna head of May 14,' we find an account of the death of the Emprels' Dowager of Germany. Paris was in a flute of fomefermentation the latter end of May. Some proceedings on the exigence of an Austrian committee (which is yet far from being proved) gave rife to the fer mentation. No actual disturbance. Captain Harding, left the 6th of June. American produce at that time j was low, and there -were pleafmg accounts of; plentiful crops all over France. The fliip Phoebe, Capt. Justice, left Lisbon the 27th June, at which time the Queen was recovering from her late indisposition. Two ships of the line, and two frigates were fitting out, that the Queen, accompanied by Dr. Wil lis, might, in a short voyage, enjoy the benefit of the sea air. Ey the Pittlburgh gazette of 28th ult. we are informed that the Cornplanter and other chiefs who met in council at Buffaloe-Creek, have de termined to fend a message to the lioftile Indi ans, and have difpatchedCapt. Henry and three other Indians with it—That Capt. Brady had made a tour of 30 days into the Indian country —from some hints thrown out since his return, it appears that he couid not approach Sandu&y, nearer than within five miles, as there were a great number of Indians in the woods near tlut place. The result of the several meetings of the ci tizens at the State House, refpeflling the cha racters proper to be nominated as members of Congress, and electors of President and Vice- Prelident, is the appointment of a Committee of Correlpondencc to collect information of tie I'enfe of the people in different parts oftheiftnte >n this bufinefi—The committee appointedcon •ft? 'of the following gentlemtn, viz Hon. Thomas M'Kean, Dr. James Hutchinfon, Hon. ames WUfon, Alexander I. Dallas, John Bar lay, Hilary Baker and Jared Ingerfol, Efq'rs. Ixtraft of a Utter to a gentleman in this City,, dated J ~l | " o ; Columbia, Kentucky, June 19. " The Indians from time to time steal our horses—l am clearly of opinion frnee the firft settlement they have ilolen horseS to the amount of upwards of that is from Co lumbia alonj and its vicinity. 44 They now and then kill some of our ci tizens and scalp them, or carry them into a hor rid captivity. The latter end of April they killed within 3 miles of Columbia a Mr. James Nevil, a Lieut, in our militia—a young man of great worth ; they nearly Ikinned his head all over in taking of his scalp. The loss of this valuable member of society was greatly regret ted, and was a very severe blow to his afflitted mother, who had but a few months before fol lowed her husband to the grave ; and was left with ievcral fmail children, leaning and depend | ing in a great measure on this her dear for— I He was brought in agd buried with great.de 75 cency ; the Rsv- John Smith preached a funeral fermoa on the occasion. A Mr. Ball was killed or taken prisoner at the fame time ; Ire has not lince been heard of. A Mr. Orcut who was in company received two wounds, but got in and is nearly recovered. About the beginning ol May 3 men were killed at Diuilap's fiatioii— and within a few week, two men were killed on the road between Cincinnati ami Lexington. Three amballadors are lent to the different In dian nations, to negotiate a peace,—a Mr. Ge rard, an inhabitant of Columbia to the Shawa nefe—Major Trueman to the Delawares —and Col. Hardin to the Vv iandots(as I am informed.) "Y/e have as yet no news from them and grow uneafv on their account. u The Indians who are prisoner* at Fort- Wafhingt-on, behave as 1 am told with great fortitude and propriety ; and are industrious in their way, when they can get any thing to do, and seem anxious to procure wampum. The Ihdiati Queen is well—a week or two ago Ma jor Trueman alked her acceptance of a guinea, which ihe Teemed not to know the value of; but being informed it would procure her io much she accepted it with becoming grati tude ; fipce which their greatest artists have beeu busily employed in making a belt of the most brilliant kind ; after they had linifhed this, they took a DodVor Brown who is in the medical de partment, a man ef great humanity and good ness of heart, who on all occaiions had sympa thized with them in their captivity ; and with all the ceremonies of Royalty crowned him King of their nation—alter the Coronation the Queen approached and paid him all that homage due to his Majesty, her rightful sovereign after which all the reft in due order approached and paid their obeisance. They had procured for him all the Kingly robes in their power, and drelfed him in the grand belt of wampum they had made." In the National Gazette of Wednesday last it is said, " since the operation of the general ;overnment, leveral branches of the mechanics and manufacturers, and even the pilots have cojjibiued to raile their wages on their employ ers." In the lame paper it is said that the anti republicans are those who would support the government upon manufadurcs ; it is also said in the fame paper that the agricultural interest is the only true and solid natural basis of the go vernment of the United States : on all which a correspondent remarks, that those who affect to set up one interest in opposition to another, under a free government, where all have an 6qual right to protection, is equally an enemy to both. Can either interest flourifli independ ent of the other ? It is an old artifice of the enemies of the real happiness and freedom of our country, to sow divisions and create jealousies between the agri cultural or landed interest, and the commercial, manufacturing and mechanical; but we trust the people are too wife to be duped by these fel n(h, partial politicians, or to be thus cheated out of those substantial blessings which depend on unanimity alone. With refpeft to an enhancement of wages, on the part of the mechanics, &:c. if it Is a fafr, what does it import but this j that money is plentier than it has been ; or that there is a scarcity of hands, or an encreafe in the price of Tome of the necefFaries of life—to which may 'oe added the rife of rents, occasioned by the in flux of foreigners, and the great accession to the number of citizens, drawn hither in consequence of this being the feat of government ? With ref peft to the pilots, it is well known that they have been dilTatislied with their customary fees for several years; grant however that wages are raised, what is the natural inference which candor would deduce from the circumitance ? It is this, that the influx of money, arifiugfrora the demand for our produce, the security and confidence enjoyed under the government, which has awakened every latent spring of ex ertion and enterprize in the human mind, have created an extraordinary demand for the labor of artizans in almost every branch of business— particularly in this metropolis—and should this be the cafe every where, it is but a more exten rive symptom of this general fa&, that an ex cess in the circulating medium will uniformly occasion in a Jru country, an addition to the price oHabor in every branch j in a free country, I fay; for it is not the cafe in despotic governments, where one even tenor of reward, labor and fuf tenaqce, are apportioned to the agricultural, mechanic, and manufacturing interests by the hand of arbitrary power. tl The blessed advantages of the government is alone to be found among jpeculators who are living on the spoils of an injured and infuUcd people, and among a jew needy citizens who enjoy the profits of lucrative offices." —See. National Gazette of Wednesday last. The junta have not explicitly laid in the National Gazette, that the public debt ought to have been annihilated ; hut tis well known, fays a correspon dent, that u was and is their opinion ; that as the public had the power, they had the right to do it : fonie ot the enemies of the funding lyftem were not lo destitute of piinciple—they acknowledged thejuftice ot the debt ; and it is said, projected fyftemsof their own on various calculations. It is however to be remaiked, that none of them, which lud the semblance of honor lor their lup port, would have precluded (peculation ; some of them would have opened a door to this bufine(s that neither the present, or future generations would have seen doled ; otheis wete predicated on a \>afis that would have ground the people to powder in their execution, and at the fame time have damned the public credit forever : one of them propcled to have paid an higher interest than is now paid on the whole debt, and lo make an rual grants for that purpose,—Speculation has rea <oo to lament that this plan was not adopted. In every stage of the bufintfs, the declaimers a gaiuft the system which was finally agreed to, have shewn their incompetency'to manage the finances of this country. As was early predi&ed,the fund ing system has brought fpe.ulation nearly to a close, and in a much Ihoiur period than its mod fanguinc friends cxpidted. The value oi the debt in tbe.fnarket is now almost, if not quite as fta uonary as bills of exchange ; but it [he machina tions of the new confci vators of our peace, ho nor and public credit, should prevail, a scene of [peculation would be openedthat would coufound the advocates for the dignity of our species. The people ot this country are too ienfible ot the im portance of national reputation to luficr so indeli ble a stigma to be fixed on their character,as would be theconfequence of annihilating the public debt by law. The enemies of the funding fyltsm know this; and therefore, whatever they may pretend to the contrary, [peculation in a acbt tiiey arc cou* vinced mull and will t>e paid, is their ol>j< ckiuop- tiie meaiurco ot the govei nuicnt. IHe vnly que If ion iheu wnethei tnai fyttem thai ihe *up ported which has proltrated the power ot fpscul#* Hon, by giving a fixed and prompt value to the negociable obligations ol the government—or whether, by altering or subverting ih»s lyikern, we Ihall be put afloat iigain on a kd, in winch the chances are a million to one, conljdering who and what will be the conductors, thai peace, liberty and lately, honor, public faith anu credit, will be wrecked together ? So much lor (peculators.—* With refpeel to the iJandci on gentlemen in public offices, it is a lingular combination ol ideas to lay, ihtii needy perious enjoy the pToJiis ot lucrative offices. It is to the honor of the Supreme Executive, hat worth and abilities, independent ot adventi- tious circumstances, have been carefully feletted as !ar as information could be obtained, ior appoint ments, in all pans of the United Slates. It tome of them are persons who were lutferei s in the cause of freedom, and in the general ca'amities which overwhelmed the countiy previous to the happy change etfe&ed by the government, others mighc be mentioned, whose talents would always have given them the firil rank in their several proieilions, and fccured them a compttcncy, it not an inde pendency.-—Such lhi&ures as the quotation are not abufivc—no-—bv no means— tot they are puu lilhed in the Nation'& Gazette. Two Odes received jrom Lor re] pondents, on \the Ode of Odes—arc Ju per ceded by the extratl in this \ day's paper. SHIP NEWS. ARRIWED at the PORT oj PHILADELPHIA. Ship Pcnnfylvama, Harding, Havrc-de-Grace Phoebe, Juliict*, Lisbon Brig Minerva, Thompson, Cadiz Catherine, Trammer, Hamburgh bally, Andeifon, St. Euiljtia Sloop Hiram, Gorton, Provi deuce Ranger, Biiliop, Maffachuletts Polly, Ofler, Jamaica Capt. AudeiTon brings accounts, that 011 ljth July , a gale ot wind happened at the Windward Islands ; it continued 8 hours. That moil of the veflels at St. Euftatia put to lea. At St. Kitts a large Ihip, not being able to put to lea, wasdrjven on lhort, having on board 500 hoglheads of sugar, which, with tne lhip, were all loft. And that ap prehensions were entertained ot an hurucane. The P. nnlylvania, Capt Harding, brought 40 pad'engeri Irom Havrc-de-Grace, to fettle in this countiy, at Sciota. The Catherine has 130 German paftengers. PRICE OF STOCKS. 6 per Cents, 3 per Cenu, Deferred, hull fharts Bank U. S. 46 shares, 58 Letters by the Britijh Packet mentionj that the En gH/h 3 per cents had roje to 96' —and that American stocks had been low, but had lately roJe,jix per cents to no, and 3per cents to 65 per cent. The Volunteer Company of Artillery is delireo to meet at the State House, on Monday next, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Augult 3. JEREMIAH FISHER, Captain. N. £. As there is buftnefs ot importance 10 be laid before the company,it is ev uc&ed txery mem ber will attend. Universal Hymn Book. To be Sold by THOMAS DOBSON, and other Bookfeliers in Pmladelphia, AColleaiou of PSALMS, HYMNS, and SPI RITUAL SONGS; feletted trom diffeieuc Authors, ana publiihed by Order ot the Con vention holding the Dodtrme ot the Salvation of all Men. Met in Philadelphia, May 25, 1791. Price ot a single book, bound, 3*Bths ot a l)ollaf, with good allowance to those who take quantities. August 4, TO BE SOLD, (And potfeflion given immediately) A Valuable FARM, PLEASANTLY situated, and well improved, containing 213 acres, whereof 4-7 are wood* land, 30 meadow, and 20 more may be made; the clcarcd laud is under gaod ifVnce, and is well adapted tografs,and there being l» much meadgw, a large stOck may be railed : it is alio natural to wheat, and a proper attention to a well-kept stock. will much improve its quality, and be the most piofitable : it has a young orchard ol 200 apple trees, a variety of peach and ctieny trees, and > large garden. Theie are on tbe prrmifet a hand feme two flory stone house and kitchen, and aa elegant piazza ; also, a good barn, with stabling, cow-house, grauaty, waggon-houle, work-fbop, and fraoak-houle. The liiuation is high, pleasant,' and healthy, and affords forue very agreeable pro fpefls, and is in a good neighbourhood : it lies on the main road to New-York, about a mile and a half from Princeton, New-jcrfey, and 43 fron* this city. The title was examined and approved' byemintnt council before thelublcriber purchased. For further particulars apply to the fubCciiber, at No. 141, South Sccond-ftreet, or at No. 81, South Water-facet, Philadelphia. , ' ISAAC SNOWDEN, Jun. N. B. Stock for the firm may be.ha 4 o* ihc prc fcnt tenant. Alto, to be Sold, tind'enterrd immediately, A twoiftory Br.ck HOUSE and BAKE-HOUSE, ;in Arih-ftrect', itfo; 23, i6.eetiw<>ihchis inirout, [and 102 feet in depth. Apply as above, July 17. e IJ'6 12J* »3J6 per cent. prein. (cptf.) ( £ P'O
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