the exertions of all the citizens on a just and true level. It ought not to be omitted, that'the wisest and uioft celebrated writers in England, constantly and publicly aflert that, where there is no excluiive corpo ration, the competition will regu late the price, much better than any aliize—among many fatfts which are adduced in fuppori of their opinion, the following is cited, viz.—The method of lix'tng theaflize of bread, eltablifhed in the reign of George, 11. could not be put in practice in Scotland, oil account of a defect in the law. its execution depending upon the office of Clerk of the mar ket which does not cxiit there— fbis defect was not removed nntil the reign of George HI. the want of an afiize, as is declared by an emi nent Scotch writer, occasioned no fenfire inconvenience, and tlieeita blilhment of one in a few places, •where it has yet taken place, has produced i>o i'ciitiWe advantage— in the greater part of the towns of Scotland, however, there is an in corporation of Bakers who claiin exehvfive privileges. InMafiachufews there is no incorporation of Bakers thev enjoy no exdulive privile ges they poflefs no authority to rertrain or limit their number—or to combine, in ariv banner, for the purpose of raifuigthc price of their labor, or the profits of-ibeir (lock— The only apology, then, for fucli a law in Kngland; happily for its ci tizens, does not exist in America. This Jaw enforced in a few towns only—and the citizens im media ely injured by its operations, are filial I in number, compared to the re It of fqcieiy, who, though er rdijeouily, may fancy themselves gainers by its existence—to this fup poted ft If iiiierelt of a majority of the conf.iiunity we mnft impute the continuant-is of a Itafute wliich yet re mains a blot in the hittory of Ame rican jit; ifprudence. It'is not generally known (hat Diiiiiounpr Ji.fil |p n, namely,. Thst he should be allowed a r igbt of his family for the purpose oftak ng a final adieu ; that he should be buri •d in the Cathedral church of Sens, by the ide of his fathers ; and a respite of his entence sot three days, in order to pre aare himfelf for eternity—The fir ft was rranted —the two latt were rejected. The following is extracted from the fame paper. Letter from the Marine M'ni/ler, iVutten to Citizen Montel, Governor of St. Lucia. Paris, Jan. 2, feeondytar of the Republic. The Executive Council has learned, from your dispatches of the 4th and Bth of October, that you did not join in the rebellion of Martinique j that, faithful tb your country, you were ready and willing to fpUl your blood to-defend it against ty ranny nr ufuipauot)—and that the brave foldiert under your command, together with the inhabitants of St: Lucra, acted with concotd and tfnattifnity, and were actuated by the like conduct. The National Convention have seen with indignation the excess of those mis- Creants who (tile themselves the Counter- Revolutioniiis of the windward iflarids, have decreed that a powerful force Ihould be sent to challife the rebels. Ships of the line, frigates, and transport ships are ready to put tofea, commanded by Cap tain Duval; the}' have .on board battali ons of those brave troops, of those intre pid volunteers who have banished the Ger mans from the territoties of the republic, and who have in one month finally con quered the Belgic provinces. They burn with impatient deflre to suppress the re bellion, and not with ftatjding the celerity of the pieparationj they complain of tho tardiness of the execution. To prevent 351 delays, several rewforeemcnts are to fuc cttd them &ich the utmost dispatch, ac conpanied»,if necefiary (i with avengers to the unfortunate: patriots. The nation, always iuil and fevere—t great and magnanimous, does not wffli to confound the innocent with the guilty, norljo (hut the door to repentance. Cle mency speaks in their favour, and civil commissaries will be sent out with thd troops to endeavour to obtain by metk nefs that which must be ultimately infur- Ed by her inviucible arms; —but if they are misled ,by ill-advisers, unhappy will be the lot of those who will dare to con- tend with the national power. The Fitniih, people have {hook. * throne, they hare made king 6 tremble, and they are determined to annihilate all mal-contents. Inform the inhabitants of St. Lucia from the executive council ; teltify to them their fatisfs&ion at the fentimenta they have manifefted ; atTure them that they will receive the necessary afliftance which the exigency of their situation re quires, and that the nation will ever re gard with attention her faithful fubjetts. I request you will make the contents of t his as public as poflible. ( Signed) Some remarks have lately appear ed in the papers refpeNS. The man who has a great deal of money wishes to get nnre. Accord ingly we fee men who have enough, rilk all to gee more, which they do not want, and would not, if they had it, know what to do with it. Oi teh by their running imprudent rifts they We all. The human mind wHI not (land still. A people rich in liberty are very apt if they can not have more,to wif'h for something different. Having all, they cannoc incre .fe their stock, but they would change it. Many are fond of trying new things, and in this temper pre cious old ones are often flung away. It is not true to affirm, that oppres sion only, will excite a desire for change. It is in the nature of man, and the friett nation may be made to figii for new schemes of politics with all the ardor of fuffering free- men, Those who sow jealousies and dif .ord in the union have the address to hold up the allurements of new theories, as fpccious in argument, as they would prove pernicious in the trial. Liberty is certainly one of the gifts to man ; it is hu ftaie of perfection.—But like his state in paradise it is i'urrotinded with temptation. The serpent is every where tempting the people to pludk the fair frnit.—Thofe who tempt, would be the firft to revile and tortnent them in their fallen itate. May the Liberty of America which has not yielded to fufferiug and danger, eUape the arts of those ttllaffins who flatter to destroy—who would pull down government nn. ■tier the pretext of gaining more H berty to a nation already has-» all. • Our felf fuffici'ent political refor mers condemn the Ipeculative lyl tems of finance apt} batiks and all tne myltenes of money traiii'iic'liona as well as of the cabinet. would expect 10 fiiul tliel'e loveisvt plainness and fiinpticiry—.thefeil¥»t» •ter-of-fatft-men who nate fine fpuit reafoaings, the very dupes of their own-vifioiis and crack-brained tpc cnlations ! Yet so it is—our new lights, our inspired refoimei3 dH dain to be guided by theiigiit of experitence, or to adapt their poli tics to the nature of man. To fnp pofe that man has palfinns and ap petites, and that the good of all may require that each should be put under some check, is ariftocra tic—ir is usurpation.—They would build their work on prefeut fury and euthnfiafm. They would very properly found their Babel on a quagmire. Trace the theory of our fault-tinders and mark its inconlift encies. They hate banks, yet they always favor the making more.— They hate fine spun theories, yet all their schemes are repugnant to na ture and expeiience. They sup pose men. devils as soon as they gee into office, and yet they aff'ciU a pu rity in t heir theory of government, that angels would scarcely prove able to carry iuto effe#.: They, are confident and uniform in one obje.dt only, and that is to fay -<»nd do any thing to make the government of the union detelted. Mongne. Exlrit(i of a letter Jrem the Wtft-jiard. " 1 know not whether the ap pearances of reform in England and Scotland are to be- conlidered as favorable to liberty. I should have liked better to find Mr. Fife continue in the pride of his power till the people thenifelves burlt their (hackles. I fear if the reform is to come from government it v.ill be like the amendments of the federal conflitution—a tub to the whale.— It may be otherwise, and will doubt - less be a more peaceable way, but it is dill building; on it bad founda tion. " T like the spirit from wljich the pf-efent fafhionable address of Ci tizen proceeds ; but, like a new cut in cloaihs, I cannot help thinking there is a little affectation in it — This feeling a little time will re move, especially as the appellation is of an endearing nature —I flionld like better to have the name only. As you know fafhions take feme time to arrive here from the me tropolis, I mud take a little time to reconcile myfelf to it ; and get o thers here to keep me in countf nance. For this once yon will there fore excuse me, and not think me an aristocrat if on the outfida I re tain the former appellation. But here 1 (hall fubferibe myfelf, My dear Fellow-Citizen, Most sincerely yours." Mail. Israel Smith, Esq. is re-fcle